- decompounds
- v. compound with things that are already composite; reduce to constituent parts
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
decompounds
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Decompound — De com*pound , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Decompounded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Decompounding}.] [Pref. de (intens. in sense 1) + compound, v. t.] 1. To compound or mix with that is already compound; to compound a second time. [1913 Webster] 2. To reduce to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Decompounded — Decompound De com*pound , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Decompounded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Decompounding}.] [Pref. de (intens. in sense 1) + compound, v. t.] 1. To compound or mix with that is already compound; to compound a second time. [1913 Webster] 2. To … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Decompounding — Decompound De com*pound , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Decompounded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Decompounding}.] [Pref. de (intens. in sense 1) + compound, v. t.] 1. To compound or mix with that is already compound; to compound a second time. [1913 Webster] 2. To … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
