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 compound


Adjective
  • composed of many distinct individuals united to form a whole or colony
    • coral is a colonial organism
  • 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
  • composed of more than one part
    • compound leaves are composed of several lobes
    • compound flower heads

Noun
  • an enclosure of residences and other building (especially in the Orient)
  • (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight
  • a whole formed by a union of two or more elements or parts

Verb
  • combine so as to form a whole; mix
    • compound the ingredients
  • create by mixing or combining
  • calculate principal and interest
  • put or add together
    • combine resources
  • make more intense, stronger, or more marked
    • The efforts were intensified, Her rudeness intensified his dislike for her
    • Pot smokers claim it heightens their awareness
    • This event only deepened my convictions
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