Definition of Compound

Verb: compound  'kóm,pawnd

1. Make more intense, stronger, or more marked
   "The efforts were compounded";
   - intensify, heighten, deepen
    
2. Put or add together
   "compound resources";
   - combine
    
3. Calculate principal and interest
    
4. Create by mixing or combining
    
5. Combine so as to form a whole; mix
   "compound the ingredients";
   - combine

Noun: compound  'kóm,pawnd

1. A whole formed by a union of two or more elements or parts
    
2. (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight
   - chemical compound
    
3. An enclosure of residences and other buildings

Adjective: compound  'kóm,pawnd

1. (botany) composed of more than one part
   "compound leaves are composed of several lobes"; "compound flower heads"
    
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"
    
3. (zoology) composed of many distinct individuals united to form a whole or colony
   "coral is a compound organism";
   - colonial

See also:
compotes
compoundable

Anagrams containing the word compound

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