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   Com·pound

   noun

   • 1. a thing that is composed of two or more separate elements; a mixture: "the air smelled like a compound of diesel and gasoline fumes"
   • ▪ a substance formed from two or more elements chemically united in fixed proportions: "a compound of hydrogen and oxygen"
   • ▪ a word made up of two or more existing words, such as steamship.

   adjective

   • 1. made up or consisting of two or more existing parts or elements: "a compound noun"
   • ▪ (of interest) payable on both capital and the accumulated interest: "compound interest"
   • ▪ (especially of a leaf, flower, or eye) consisting of two or more simple parts or individuals in combination.

   verb

   • 1. make up (a composite whole); constitute: "a dialect compounded of Spanish and Dutch" Similar be composed ofbe made up ofbe constituted ofbe formed from
   • ▪ mix or combine (ingredients or constituents): "yellow pastas compounded with lemon zest or saffron" Similar mixcombineblendput togetheramalgamatealloyfusesynthesizecoalesceminglemeldinterminglerare:admixcommixcommingle
   • ▪ calculate (interest) on previously accumulated interest: "the yield at which the interest is compounded"
   • 2. make (something bad) worse; intensify the negative aspects of: "I compounded the problem by trying to make wrong things right" Similar aggravateworsenmake worseadd toaugmentexacerbateintensifyheightenincreasemagnifyadd insult to injuryrub salt in the woundadd fuel to the fire/flamescomplicateOpposite alleviateimprove
   • 3. forbear from prosecuting (a felony) in exchange for money or other consideration.
   • ▪ settle (a debt or other matter) in exchange for money or other consideration: "he compounded the case with the defendant for a cash payment"

   Word Origin late Middle Englishcompoune (verb), from Old French compoun-, present tense stem of compondre, from Latin componere ‘put together’. The final -d was added in the 16th century on the pattern of expound and propound. compound1 (sense 2 of the verb) arose through a misinterpretation of the legal phrase compound a felony, which means ‘refrain from prosecuting a felony in exchange for money or other consideration’. This led to the use of compound in legal contexts to mean ‘make something bad worse’, which then became accepted in general usage.

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   • 1. compoundable adjective

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   What is a compound in chemistry?

   • A compound is a chemical substance that combines two or more elements. " Black eye " and "teaspoon" are compounds. We left the compound early to find and photograph wild animals. Lack of rain compounded the problems farmers are having. The investment has grown $1,000 into $3,552 over five years, a compound annual return of 28.6%.

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   What is a compound word?

   • a compound word, especially one composed of two or more words that are otherwise unaltered, as moonflower or rainstorm. to compound drugs to form a new medicine. to compound a new plan from parts of several former plans. all the organs and members that compound a human body.

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   What is a compound in linguistics?

   • Compound has several specialized uses. A compound is either a mixture or two or more things, or a heavily guarded residence. In botany, a compound leaf consists of more than one part. In linguistics, a compound is a word that consists of two or more independent words.

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   What is an example of a compound?

   • Compounds may be written either as one word or as separate words: 'Bodyguard' and ' floppy disk ' are two examples of compounds. The gates opened and the troops marched into their compound. The embassy compound has been closed to the public because of a bomb threat.

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   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.

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