Found 2 items, similar to decompound.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: decompound decompound adj : of a compound leaf; consisting of divisions that are themselves compound
English → English (gcide) Definition: Decompound Decompound \De`com*pound"\, a. [Pref. de- (intens.) + compound, a.] 1. Compound of what is already compounded; compounded a second time. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) Several times compounded or divided, as a leaf or stem; decomposite. [1913 Webster] Decompound \De`com*pound"\, n. A decomposite. [1913 Webster] 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 constituent parts; to decompose. [1913 Webster] It divides and decompounds objects into . . . parts. --Hazlitt. [1913 Webster]