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View synonyms for decompound
decompound
[ verb dee-kuhm-pound; adjective dee-kom-pound, dee-kom-pound, -kuhm- ]
decompound
/ ˌdiːkəmˈpaʊnd /
adjective
- (of a compound leaf) having leaflets consisting of several distinct parts
- made up of one or more compounds
verb
- a less common word for decompose
- obsolete.to mix with or form from one or more compounds
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Other Words From
- unde·com·pounded adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of decompound1
First recorded in 1605–15; de- + compound 1
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Example Sentences
Thus, Fig. 161 represents a four times ternately compound (in other words a ternately decompound) leaf of a common Meadow Rue.
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If you propose to decompound Soap by means thereof, you must first dissolve it in a sufficient quantity of water.
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As Acids have a greater affinity than any other substance with Alkalis, they may be very effectually employed to decompound Soap.
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Therefore, if you would decompound it by the means of an Acid, you must pour that Acid immediately on the compound.
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