| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Present participle | 1. Seldom used present participle conjugation of the verb decompound.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Base (decompound) | 1. To compound or mix with that is already compound; to compound a second time.[Websters]. 2. To reduce to constituent parts; to decompose.[Websters]. 3. Seldom used base verb from the following inflections: decompounding, decompounded, decompounds, decompounder, decompounders, decompoundingly and decompoundedly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
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Date "DECOMPOUNDING" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
Specialty Definition: DECOMPOUNDING
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Verb] Compounding a second time. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
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Common Expressions: decompound
| Expressions | Definition | ||
| Decompound leaf | A leaf having divisions that are themselves compound. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
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