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decompounding

decompounding is the present participle and gerund 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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Questions about decompounding

What is decompounding the present participle and gerund of?
Decompounding is the present participle and gerund of decompound.

Words near decompounding in the dictionary

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

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