compote
compote

compound


Definition: Meaning of, compound in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈkɒmpaʊnd /

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compound compounds
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  1. technical a substance containing atoms from two or more ELEMENT s
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  2. a combination of two or more parts, substances, or qualities
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  3. an area that contains a group of buildings and is surrounded by a fence or wall
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  4. technical a noun, adjective etc that is made up of two or more words. The noun 'flower shop' and the adjective 'self-made' are compounds
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compound compounded compounded
Present Participle Third Person Singular
compounding compounds
[transitive]
  1. to make a difficult situation worse by adding more problems
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  2. British English to make a bad action worse by doing more bad things
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  3. be compounded of something formal to be a mixture of things
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  4. American English to pay INTEREST that is calculated on both the sum of money and the INTEREST
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  1. compound eye/leaf etc a single eye, leaf etc that is made up of two or more parts [↪  simple]
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  2. compound noun/adjective etc a noun, adjective etc that is made up of two or more words. For example, 'ice cream' is a compound noun
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  3. compound sentence a sentence that has two or more main parts [↪  complex sentence]
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compound used in phrases

  • alicyclic compound (noun)
    1. an aliphatic compound that contains a ring of atoms
  • aliphatic compound (noun)
    1. organic compound that is an alkane, alkene, alkyne or their derivative
  • anionic compound (noun)
    1. a compound characterized by an active anion
  • anti-TNF compound (noun)
    1. TNF a class of drugs that block the action of tumour necrosis factor ; used in cases of rheumatoid arthritis because TNF instigates inflammation of the joints
  • aromatic compound (noun)
    1. a hydrocarbon containing one or more benzene rings that are characteristic of the benzene series of compounds
  • binary compound (noun)
    1. chemical compound composed of only two elements
  • chelate compound (noun)
    1. a heterocyclic compound having a metal ion attached by coordinate bonds to at least two nonmetal ions
  • chemical compound (noun)
    1. chemistry a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight
  • compound eye (noun)
    1. in insects and some crustaceans: composed of many light-sensitive elements each forming a portion of an image
  • compound fraction (noun)
    1. a fraction with fractions in the numerator or denominator
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