De`com*pos"ite (?), a. [Pref. de- (intens.) + composite.]
1.
Compounded more than once; compounded with things already composite.
2. Bot.
See Decompound, a., 2.
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De`com*pos"ite, n.
Anything decompounded.
Decomposites of three metals or more.
Bacon.
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