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adjective
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composed of two or more parts, elements, or ingredients: Soap is a compound substance.
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having or involving two or more actions or functions: The mouth is a compound organ.
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Grammar. of or pertaining to a compound sentence or compound-complex sentence.
4.
(of a word)
a.
consisting of two or more parts that are also bases, as housetop, many-sided, playact, or upon.
b.
consisting of any two or more parts that have identifiable meaning, as a base and a noninflectional affix (return, follower), a base and a combining form (biochemistry), two combining forms (ethnography), or a combining form and a noninflectional affix (aviary, dentoid).
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Botany. composed of several similar parts that combine to form a whole: a compound fruit.
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Zoology. composed of a number of distinct individuals that are connected to form a united whole or colony, as coral.
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Music. of or pertaining to compound time.
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COLLAPSEMachinery. noting an engine or turbine expanding the same steam or the like in two successive chambers to do work at two ranges of pressure.
noun
10.
something formed by compounding or combining parts, elements, etc.
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Chemistry. a pure substance composed of two or more elements whose composition is constant.
12.
a compound word, especially one composed of two or more words that are otherwise unaltered, as moonflower or rainstorm.
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Compounds
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| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
verb (used with object)
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to put together into a whole; combine: to compound drugs to form a new medicine.
14.
to make or form by combining parts, elements, etc.; construct: to compound a new plan from parts of several former plans.
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to make up or constitute: all the organs and members that compound a human body.
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to settle or adjust by agreement, especially for a reduced amount, as a debt.
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EXPANDLaw. to agree, for a consideration, not to prosecute or punish a wrongdoer for: to compound a crime or felony.
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to pay (interest) on the accrued interest as well as the principal: My bank compounds interest quarterly.
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to increase or add to: The misery of his loneliness was now compounded by his poverty.
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COLLAPSEElectricity. to connect a portion of the field turns of (a direct-current dynamo) in series with the armature circuit.
verb (used without object)
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to make a bargain; come to terms; compromise.
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to settle a debt, claim, etc., by compromise.
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to form a compound.
Origin:
1350–1400; (v.) Middle English compounen < Middle French compon- (stem of compondre) < Latin compōnere, equivalent to com- com- + pōnere to put; (adj.) Middle English compouned, past participle of compounen, as above
1350–1400; (v.) Middle English compounen < Middle French compon- (stem of compondre) < Latin compōnere, equivalent to com- com- + pōnere to put; (adj.) Middle English compouned, past participle of compounen, as above
Related forms
com·pound·a·ble, adjective
com·pound·ed·ness, noun
com·pound·er, noun
non·com·pound·a·ble, adjective
un·com·pound·a·ble, adjective
EXPANDExample Sentences
- Caulking compounds are substances used to seal cracks and holes around windows and other openings.
- These compounds can cause short- and long-term health problems.
- The patent covers compounds that enhance the ability of antihistamines to stop perspiration, the company says.
Dictionary.com Unabridged
noun
1.
(in the Far East) an enclosure containing residences, business offices, or other establishments of Europeans.
2.
(in Africa) a similar enclosure for native laborers.
3.
any enclosure, especially for prisoners of war.
4.
any separate cluster of homes, often owned by members of the same family.
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Science Dictionary
compound  (kŏm'pound') Pronunciation Key
A substance consisting of atoms or ions of two or more different elements in definite proportions joined by chemical bonds into a molecule. The elements cannot be separated by physical means. Water, for example, is a compound having two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom per molecule. Adjective Composed of more than one part, as a compound eye or leaf. |
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