DECOMPOUND

decompound. Decompound, v.t. to compound a second time

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De′com‐pound″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Decompounded; p. pr. & vb. n. Decompounding.] [[Pref. de- (intens. in sense 1) + compound, v. t.]] 1. 1. To compound or mix with that is already compound; to compound a second time.
2. 2. To reduce to constituent parts; to decompose.
It divides and decompounds objects into . . . parts. Hazlitt.