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decompound
adjective de·com·pound \ˌdē-ˈkäm-ˌpau̇nd, ˌdē-kəm-ˈ\
Definition of DECOMPOUND
of a leaf : having divisions that are themselves compound
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First Known Use of DECOMPOUND
circa 1793
Rhymes with DECOMPOUND
aboveground, Afghan hound, all-around, battleground, been around, belowground, bottom round, breeding ground, bring around, cast around, common ground, dumping ground, end around, fool around, get around, go around, hang around, horse around, in the round, jerk around, kick around, mess around, middle ground, muscle-bound, Norton Sound, off the ground, on background, on the ground, outward-bound, paperbound, perfect-bound, proving ground, push around, quarter-bound, runaround, screw around, shootaround, sleep around, spiral-bound, staging ground, stand one's ground, steamship round, stick around, stomping ground, surround sound, turnaround, turn around, ultrasound, underground, weather-bound, work-around, wraparound
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