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compound
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compound
adj.
consisting of more than one part
n.
enclosed area; mixture, substance composed of different elements
v.
mix, blend, combine
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Compound
Compound may refer to:
- Chemical compound, combination of two or more elements
- Compounding, the mixing of drugs in pharmacy
- Compound (enclosure), a cluster of buildings having a shared purpose, usually inside a fence or wall
- Compound (fortification), a version of the above fortified with defensive structures
- Compound bow, a type of bow for archery
- Compound (linguistics), a word that consists of more than one radical element
- Compound (migrant labour), a hostel for migrant workers such as those historically connected with mines in South Africa
- Compound (music), an attribute of an interval or time signature
- Polyhedral compound, a polyhedron composed of multiple polyhedra sharing the same centre of attention
- Committee for Compounding with Delinquents, an English Civil War institution that allowed Parliament to compound the estates of Royalists
- Composition (fine)
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compound
Noun
1. (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight
(synonym) chemical compound
(hypernym) substance, matter
(hyponym) vanillin
(classification) chemistry, chemical science
2. a whole formed by a union of two or more elements or parts
(hypernym) whole
3. an enclosure of residences and other building (especially in the Orient)
(hypernym) enclosure
Verb
1. make more intense, stronger, or more marked; "The efforts were intensified", "Her rudeness intensified his dislike for her"; "Potsmokers claim it heightens their awareness"; "This event only deepened my convictions"
(synonym) intensify, heighten, deepen
(hypernym) increase
(hyponym) heat up, hot up, screw up
(cause) intensify, deepen
2. put or add together; "combine resources"
(synonym) combine
(hypernym) add
(hyponym) totalize, totalise
3. calculate principal and interest
(hypernym) account, calculate
4. create by mixing or combining
(hypernym) assemble, piece, put together, set up, tack, tack together
(derivation) chemical compound
5. combine so as to form a whole; mix; "compound the ingredients"
(synonym) combine
(hypernym) mix, mingle, commix, unify, amalgamate
(hyponym) integrate, incorporate
Adjective
1. of leaf shapes; of leaves composed of several similar parts or lobes
(antonym) simple, unsubdivided
(similar) bilobate, bilobated, bilobed
(see-also) complex
(classification) botany, phytology
2. consisting of two or more substances or ingredients or elements or parts; "soap is a compound substance"; "housetop is a compound word"; "a blackberry is a compound fruit"
(similar) complex
3. composed of many distinct individuals united to form a whole or colony; "coral is a colonial organism"
(synonym) colonial
(similar) complex
(classification) zoology, zoological science
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compound
nf.
compound
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compound
n.
compound, mixture, substance composed of different elements
