'Decompounding' definitions:

Definition of 'Decompounding'

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  • 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 constituent parts; to decompose. [1913 Webster]
  • It divides and decompounds objects into . . . parts. --Hazlitt. [1913 Webster]

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