decompound

== English == === Etymology === From de- +‎ compound. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /dɪˈkɒmpaʊnd/ === Noun === decompound (plural decompounds) A decomposite. === Adjective === decompound (not comparable) Compound of what is already compounded; compounded a second time. (botany) Several times compounded or divided Synonym: decomposite === Verb === decompound (third-person singular simple present decompounds, present participle decompounding, simple past and past participle decompounded) To compound or mix with that which is already compound; to recompound. To reduce to constituent parts; to decompose. === Derived terms === === References === “decompound”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Anagrams === compounded