decompoundadj.n.

/ˈdiːkəmˌpaʊnd/

Etymology: < de- prefix 1e + compound adj.: after late and medieval Latin dēcompositus decomposite adj. and n. in same sense.

A. adj.

Repeatedly compound; compounded of parts which are themselves compound; spec. in Botany of compound leaves or inflorescences whose divisions are further divided (Latin decompositus, Linnæus).

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > state of being composite > [adjective] > of complex parts

decomponit1522

decomposite1655

decompounded1674

decompounda1691

decomplex1749

a1691 R. Boyle Wks. (1772) I. 480 The pretended salts and sulphur are so far from being elementary parts extracted out of the body of mercury, that they are rather, to borrow a term of the grammarians, decompound bodies, made up of the whole metal and the menstruum, or other additaments employed to disguise it.

1793 T. Martyn Lang. Bot. sig. F3^v Decompound leaf, folium decomposĭtum. When the primary petiole is so divided that each part forms a compound leaf.

1832 J. Lindley Introd. Bot. iv. 389 Decompound, having various compound divisions or ramifications.

a1856 W. Hamilton Lect. Metaphysics (1860) III. xv. 275 Erroneous to maintain..that a reasoning or syllogism is a mere decompound whole, made up of concepts.

1870 H. Macmillan Bible Teachings vii. 145 The lobed leaf passes by various stages into the compound, decompound, and supra-decompound.

B. n.

A decompound thing, word, etc.; a compound further compounded, or of which one or more elements are themselves compound.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > state of being composite > [noun] > a composite thing or complex whole > specifically of composite parts

decompound1614

decomposite1622

1614 L. Andrewes 96 Serm. (1641) 472 Super-exaltavit is a de-compound. There is, Ex and Super (both) in it.

1621 P. Heylyn Microcosmus 248 That the English language is a decompound of Dutch, French and Latine, I hold.

1741 Mem. Martinus Scriblerus 33 in A. Pope Wks. II No-body should use any Compound or Decompound of the Substantial Verbs.

a1856 W. Hamilton Lect. Metaphysics (1859) II. xxi. 19 To use the word to cognise in connection with its noun cognition, as we use the decompound to recognise in connection with its noun recognition.

1881 H. W. Chandler Greek Accent. (ed. 2) §429 Decompounds, or words consisting of more than two factors.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online September 2018).

decompoundv.

/ˌdiːkəmˈpaʊnd/

Etymology: < de- prefix 1e, 2a + compound v.: compare decompound adj., and decompose v.

I. Connected with decompound adj. and decomposite adj. and n.

†1. transitive. To compound further; to form by combining compound constituents, or by adding another constituent to something already compound. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > condition or state of being mixed or blended > mix or blend [verb (transitive)] > prepare by mixing > further

decompound1673

decompone-

1673 I. Newton in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 8 6110 The resulting White..was compounded of them all, and only de-compounded of those two.

1690 J. Locke Ess. Humane Understanding iii. ix. 232 A very complex Idea, that is compounded and decompounded.

a1727 I. Newton Opticks (1730) i. ii. 120 If the intercepted Colours be let pass, they will fall upon this compounded orange, and together with it decompound a white.

1747 J. Wesley Primitive Physick p. xvi This Common Method of compounding and decompounding Medicines, can never be reconciled to Common Sense.

II. Connected with decompose v.

2. To separate the constituent parts or elements of; to decompose v.Johnson 1755 says—‘This is a sense that has of late crept irregularly into chymical books.’

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > separation or breaking up into constituent parts > separate into constituents [verb (transitive)]

resolvea1398

analyse1606

untwist1611

refract1646

disband1695

decomposea1751

decompounda1751

to break up1751

disintegrate1794

to break down1859

dissociate1869

factor1958

the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > separation or breaking up into constituent parts > separate into constituents [verb (transitive)] > specific something immaterial

analyse1587

decompounda1751

decompose1796

a1751 Visct. Bolingbroke Wks. (1754) III. 376 If we consider that in learning..the signification of these names, we learned to decompound them.

1768 H. Cavendish in Philos. Trans. 1767 (Royal Soc.) 57 102 To decompound as much of the solution of chalk as contains 16½ grains of earth.

1793 J. Bowles Real Grounds Present War with France 25 Other States are to be broken up and decompounded.

1830 J. F. W. Herschel Prelim. Disc. Study Nat. Philos. ii. ii. 92 The chemist in his analysis, who accounts every ingredient an element till it can be decompounded and resolved into others.

Derivatives

decomˈpoundable adj. capable of being decomposed.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > separation or breaking up into constituent parts > [adjective] > separated into constituents > able to be

resoluble?a1425

dissoluble1534

dissolvable?1541

resolvible1652

discerpible1655

discerptible1667

resolvable1771

analysable1784

decomposable1784

decompoundable1797

decomponible1859

1797 Brit. Crit. Jan. IX. 58 Discoveries..which shew the universal dominion of air of different kinds, and that all nature seems to be decompoundable into fluidity.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online September 2018).

单词	decompound
释义	decompoundadj.n. /ˈdiːkəmˌpaʊnd/ Etymology: < de- prefix 1e + compound adj.: after late and medieval Latin dēcompositus decomposite adj. and n. in same sense. A. adj. Repeatedly compound; compounded of parts which are themselves compound; spec. in Botany of compound leaves or inflorescences whose divisions are further divided (Latin decompositus, Linnæus). ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > state of being composite > [adjective] > of complex parts decomponit1522 decomposite1655 decompounded1674 decompounda1691 decomplex1749 a1691 R. Boyle Wks. (1772) I. 480 The pretended salts and sulphur are so far from being elementary parts extracted out of the body of mercury, that they are rather, to borrow a term of the grammarians, decompound bodies, made up of the whole metal and the menstruum, or other additaments employed to disguise it. 1793 T. Martyn Lang. Bot. sig. F3^v Decompound leaf, folium decomposĭtum. When the primary petiole is so divided that each part forms a compound leaf. 1832 J. Lindley Introd. Bot. iv. 389 Decompound, having various compound divisions or ramifications. a1856 W. Hamilton Lect. Metaphysics (1860) III. xv. 275 Erroneous to maintain..that a reasoning or syllogism is a mere decompound whole, made up of concepts. 1870 H. Macmillan Bible Teachings vii. 145 The lobed leaf passes by various stages into the compound, decompound, and supra-decompound. B. n. A decompound thing, word, etc.; a compound further compounded, or of which one or more elements are themselves compound. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > state of being composite > [noun] > a composite thing or complex whole > specifically of composite parts decompound1614 decomposite1622 1614 L. Andrewes 96 Serm. (1641) 472 Super-exaltavit is a de-compound. There is, Ex and Super (both) in it. 1621 P. Heylyn Microcosmus 248 That the English language is a decompound of Dutch, French and Latine, I hold. 1741 Mem. Martinus Scriblerus 33 in A. Pope Wks. II No-body should use any Compound or Decompound of the Substantial Verbs. a1856 W. Hamilton Lect. Metaphysics (1859) II. xxi. 19 To use the word to cognise in connection with its noun cognition, as we use the decompound to recognise in connection with its noun recognition. 1881 H. W. Chandler Greek Accent. (ed. 2) §429 Decompounds, or words consisting of more than two factors. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online September 2018). decompoundv. /ˌdiːkəmˈpaʊnd/ Etymology: < de- prefix 1e, 2a + compound v.: compare decompound adj., and decompose v. I. Connected with decompound adj. and decomposite adj. and n. †1. transitive. To compound further; to form by combining compound constituents, or by adding another constituent to something already compound. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > condition or state of being mixed or blended > mix or blend [verb (transitive)] > prepare by mixing > further decompound1673 decompone- 1673 I. Newton in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 8 6110 The resulting White..was compounded of them all, and only de-compounded of those two. 1690 J. Locke Ess. Humane Understanding iii. ix. 232 A very complex Idea, that is compounded and decompounded. a1727 I. Newton Opticks (1730) i. ii. 120 If the intercepted Colours be let pass, they will fall upon this compounded orange, and together with it decompound a white. 1747 J. Wesley Primitive Physick p. xvi This Common Method of compounding and decompounding Medicines, can never be reconciled to Common Sense. II. Connected with decompose v. 2. To separate the constituent parts or elements of; to decompose v.Johnson 1755 says—‘This is a sense that has of late crept irregularly into chymical books.’ ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > separation or breaking up into constituent parts > separate into constituents [verb (transitive)] resolvea1398 analyse1606 untwist1611 refract1646 disband1695 decomposea1751 decompounda1751 to break up1751 disintegrate1794 to break down1859 dissociate1869 factor1958 the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > separation or breaking up into constituent parts > separate into constituents [verb (transitive)] > specific something immaterial analyse1587 decompounda1751 decompose1796 a1751 Visct. Bolingbroke Wks. (1754) III. 376 If we consider that in learning..the signification of these names, we learned to decompound them. 1768 H. Cavendish in Philos. Trans. 1767 (Royal Soc.) 57 102 To decompound as much of the solution of chalk as contains 16½ grains of earth. 1793 J. Bowles Real Grounds Present War with France 25 Other States are to be broken up and decompounded. 1830 J. F. W. Herschel Prelim. Disc. Study Nat. Philos. ii. ii. 92 The chemist in his analysis, who accounts every ingredient an element till it can be decompounded and resolved into others. Derivatives decomˈpoundable adj. capable of being decomposed. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > separation or breaking up into constituent parts > [adjective] > separated into constituents > able to be resoluble?a1425 dissoluble1534 dissolvable?1541 resolvible1652 discerpible1655 discerptible1667 resolvable1771 analysable1784 decomposable1784 decompoundable1797 decomponible1859 1797 Brit. Crit. Jan. IX. 58 Discoveries..which shew the universal dominion of air of different kinds, and that all nature seems to be decompoundable into fluidity. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < adj.n.1614v.1673
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