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Decompound

Dē'com-pound', v. t.

verbtransitive

v. t. [imp. & p. p. DECOMPOUND-ED; p. pr. & vb. n. DECOMPOUNDING.] [From de and compound, v. t., q. v.]

  1. To compound or mix with that which is already compound; to form by a second composition.
  2. To reduce to constituent parts; to decompose.

It divides and decompounds objects into a thousand curious parts. Hazlitt.

Dē'com-pound', a.

adjective

a. [From de and compound, a., q. v.]

  1. Compound of what is already compounded; compounded a second time.
  2. (Bot.) Several times compounded or divided, as a leaf or stem. Gray.

Decompound leaf, a compound leaf whose parts are compound.

A botanical drawing of a decompound leaf with a branching stem and many smaller leaflets.
Decompound Leaf.