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Noun compound has 3 senses
- compound, chemical compound - (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight
--1 is a kind of substance, matter
--1 has particulars: | | vanillin; acceptor; adduct; antiknock; acid; arsenide; hydrogen cyanide; anionic compound; base, alkali; binary compound; taurine; chromogen; manganese tetroxide; monomer; ozonide; organic compound; ammine; anhydride; azide; bitter principle; buffer; calcium-cyanamide, cyanamide; carbonyl; carbon disulfide; cofactor; cementite, iron carbide; chloropicrin, nitrochloroform; complex, coordination compound; allomorph; corrosive; aluminate; defoliant; depilatory; dimer; fixing agent, fixer; formulation, preparation; enantiomorph, enantiomer; goitrogen; benzofuran, coumarone, cumarone; synthetic; hydrate; hydroxide; incense; inorganic compound; repellent, repellant; repellent, repellant; iodocompound; isomer; hydroxide, hydrated oxide; nitrogen mustard; nitride; oxide; polymer; preservative; quinone, benzoquinone; salt; caustic; nitrate; chloride; heterocyclic compound, heterocyclic, heterocycle; silicide; siloxane; sternutator, sternutatory; stripper; sulfide, sulphide; telluride; tenderizer, tenderiser; tetrachloride; triazine; yellowcake, U308; enamel; pregnanediol |
- compound - a whole formed by a union of two or more elements or parts
--2 is a kind of whole
- compound - an enclosure of residences and other building (especially in the Orient)
--3 is a kind of enclosure
Verb compound has 5 senses
- intensify, compound, heighten, deepen - make more intense, stronger, or more marked; "The efforts were intensified", "Her rudeness intensified his dislike for her"; "Potsmokers claim it heightens their awareness"; "This event only deepened my convictions"
--1 is one way to increase
Sample sentences:
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- compound, combine - put or add together; "combine resources"
--2 is one way to add
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- compound - calculate principal and interest
--3 is one way to account, calculate
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- compound - create by mixing or combining
--4 is one way to assemble, piece, put together, set up, tack, tack together
Sample sentence:
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- compound, combine - combine so as to form a whole; mix; "compound the ingredients"
--5 is one way to mix, mingle, commix, unify, amalgamate
Sample sentence:
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