2. To reduce to constituent parts; to decompose.
[1913 Webster]
It divides and decompounds objects into . . . parts. --Hazlitt. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
decompounded — v. compound with things that are already composite; reduce to constituent parts … English contemporary dictionary
decompounded — … Useful english dictionary
Decomposite — De com*pos ite, n. Anything decompounded. [1913 Webster] Decomposites of three metals or more. Bacon. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Decompound — De com*pound , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Decompounded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Decompounding}.] [Pref. de (intens. in sense 1) + compound, v. t.] 1. To compound or mix with that is already compound; to compound a second time. [1913 Webster] 2. To reduce to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Decompoundable — De com*pound a*ble, a. Capable of being decompounded. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Decompounding — Decompound De com*pound , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Decompounded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Decompounding}.] [Pref. de (intens. in sense 1) + compound, v. t.] 1. To compound or mix with that is already compound; to compound a second time. [1913 Webster] 2. To … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
decomposite — adj. compounded with things already composite; anything decompounded … English contemporary dictionary
