decompound

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UK/dɪˈkɒmpaʊnd/

noun

A decomposite.

“decompound leaf/stem”

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Meanings

noundecompound (plural decompounds)

plural decompounds

  1. A decomposite.
adjectivedecompound (not comparable)
  1. compound ofnot comparableCompound of what is already compounded; compounded a second time.
  2. not comparablebiologySeveral times compounded or divided

    decompound leaf/stem

    Synonyms: decomposite

verbdecompound (third-person singular simple present decompounds, present participle decompounding, simple past and past participle decompounded)

present singular third person decompounds · participle present decompounding · participle past decompounded · past decompounded

  1. To compound or mix with that which is already compound; to recompound.
  2. To reduce to constituent parts; to decompose.

    It divides and decompounds objects into […] parts.

    1817, William Hazlitt, The Round Table

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveSeveral times compounded or divided

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decomposite

More synonyms by meaning

adjectiveof a compound leaf; consisting of divisions that are themselves compound

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compound

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From de- + compound.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

compounded
Cite this entry
APA

decompound. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decompound

MLA

“decompound.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decompound. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “decompound,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decompound.

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