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decompounded

decompounded is the simple past and past participle of decompound.

Meaning of decompound

Verb

decompound (third-person singular simple present decompounds, present participle decompounding, simple past and past participle decompounded)

  1. To compound or mix with that which is already compound; to recompound.
  2. To reduce to constituent parts; to decompose.
    • It divides and decompounds objects into […] parts.1817, William Hazlitt, The Round Table

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Words formed from decompounded

Questions about decompounded

What is decompounded the simple past and past participle of?
Decompounded is the simple past and past participle of decompound.

Words near decompounded in the dictionary

  1. decompositionality
  2. decompositionally
  3. decompositions
  4. decompound
  5. decompoundable
  6. decompounded
  7. decompounding
  8. decompoundly
  9. decompounds
  10. decompress
  11. decompressed

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