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What (who) is compound - definition
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Compounds; Compound (disambiguation); Compounded; Compounding (disambiguation)
compound
I
n.
result of mixing
a chemical; organic compound
II
n.
enclosure
a prison compound
compound
(compounded)
1.
A compound is an enclosed area of land that is used for a particular purpose.
Police fired on them as they fled into the embassy compound.
...a military compound.
= enclosure
N-COUNT
2.
In chemistry, a compound is a substance that consists of two or more elements.
Organic compounds contain carbon in their molecules.
N-COUNT
3.
If something is a compound of different things, it consists of those things. (FORMAL)
Honey is basically a compound of water, two types of sugar, vitamins and enzymes.
= mixture
N-COUNT: usu sing, usu N of n
4.
Compound is used to indicate that something consists of two or more parts or things.
...a tall shrub with shiny compound leaves.
...the compound microscope.
= composite
? simple
ADJ: ADJ n
5.
In grammar, a compound noun, adjective, or verb is one that is made up of two or more words, for example 'fire engine', 'bottle-green', and 'force-feed'.
ADJ: ADJ n
6.
In grammar, a compound sentence is one that is made up of two or more main clauses. Compare complex
.
.
ADJ: ADJ n
7.
To compound a problem, difficulty, or mistake means to make it worse by adding to it. (FORMAL)
Additional bloodshed and loss of life will only compound the tragedy...
The problem is compounded by the medical system here.
= add to
VERB: V n, V n
compound
compound1
¦ noun 'k?mpa?nd a thing composed of two or more separate elements.
?a substance formed from two or more elements chemically united in fixed proportions.
?a word made up of two or more existing words.
¦ adjective 'k?mpa?nd made up of several elements.
?(of interest) payable on both capital and the accumulated interest. Compare with simple.
?Biology (of a leaf, flower, or eye) consisting of two or more simple parts or individuals in combination.
¦ verb k?m'pa?nd
1. make up (a composite whole); constitute.
mix or combine (ingredients or constituents).
reckon (interest) on previously accumulated interest.
2. make (something bad) worse.
3. Law forbear from prosecuting (a felony) in exchange for money or other consideration.
settle (a debt or other matter) in this way.
Derivatives
compoundable adjective
compounder noun
Origin
ME compoune (v.), from OFr. compoun-, compondre, from L. componere 'put together'; the final -d was added on the pattern of expound.
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compound2 ['k?mpa?nd]
¦ noun a large open area enclosed by a fence, e.g. around a factory or within a prison.
?S. African an area containing single-sex living quarters for migrant workers, especially miners.
?another term for pound3.
Origin
C17: from Port. campon or Du. kampoeng, from Malay kampong 'enclosure, hamlet'; cf. kampong.
Examples of use of compound
1. Troops fought compound to compound in a terrain ideal for guerrilla warfare.
2. As they moved from compound to compound, one eager young Afghan policeman searched diligently.
3. The following crossbows are included in the recall: Outfitter XB340 Compound Crossbow with model number AFB8'5'340, Fred Bear F340 Compound Crossbow with model number AFB8'4'350, Fred Bear F325 Compound Crossbow with model number AFB8'4'325, Fred Bear F300+ Compound Crossbow with model number AFB8'4'301 and Fred Bear F300 Compound Crossbow model number AFB8'4'300.
4. The jail, the Florence compound and the large compound in nearby Eloy each had no full–time doctor.
5. Windows inside the German compound shattered in the explosion, but the wall protecting the compound is still intact, he said.