decomposite

1 of 2

noun

(¦)dē+

: decompound entry 1

decomposite

2 of 2

adjective

"

: decompound entry 3

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Late Latin decompositus derived from a compound word (translation of Greek parasynthetos), from Latin de from, away + compositus composite, compound

Adjective

Late Latin decompositus

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