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decompound

 
Dictionary: de·com·pound1   (dē-kŏm'pound', dē'kəm-pound') pronunciation
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adj.
  1. Compounded or consisting of things or parts that are already compound.
  2. Botany. Having or consisting of divisions that are themselves once or several times compound; bipinnate: a decompound leaf.

de·com·pound2 (dē'kəm-pound') pronunciation
tr.v., -pound·ed, -pound·ing, -pounds.
To decompose.


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Meaning #1: of a compound leaf; consisting of divisions that are themselves compound

 
 
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