decompound
11decompound — de•com•pound [[t]diˈkɒm paʊnd, ˌdi kɒmˈpaʊnd, kəm [/t]] bot composed of compounds the parts of which are also compounds, as a bipinnate leaf • Etymology: 1605–15 …
12decompound — /dikəmˈpaʊnd/ (say deekuhm pownd) verb (t) 1. (of things already compound) to compound a second or further time. 2. to decompose. –adjective 3. Botany divided into compound divisions. 4. composed of things which are themselves compound …
13decompound — adjective of a compound leaf; consisting of divisions that are themselves compound • Similar to: ↑compound …
14decompound leaf — noun a leaf having divisions that are themselves compound • Hypernyms: ↑compound leaf …
15Decompounded — 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 …
16Decompounding — 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 …
17decompoundable — decompoundˈable adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑decomposition …
18decomposite — I. (|)dē+ noun Etymology: Late Latin decompositus derived from a compound word (translation of Greek parasynthetos), from Latin de from, away + compositus composite, compound more at de , composite : decompound I …
19de|com|pound — «DEE kuhm POWND», verb, adjective, noun. –v.t. 1. to compound a second time; compound further; compound (something already compounded). 2. = decompose. (Cf. ↑decompose) –adj. composed of things already compounded: »A decompound leaf is one whose… …
20Agave Virginica — Rattlesnake Rat tle*snake (r[a^]t t l*sn[=a]k ), n. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of several species of venomous American snakes belonging to the genera {Crotalus} and {Caudisona}, or {Sistrurus}; sometimes also called {rattler}. They have a series of horny …
