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      compound
      noun
      Anything made by combining several things.
      (chemistry) A substance formed by chemical bonding of two or more elements in definite proportions by weight.
      A group of buildings situated close together, e.g. for a school or block of offices.
      An enclosure within which workers, prisoners, or soldiers are confined.
      An enclosure for secure storage.
      (law) A legal procedure whereby a criminal or delinquent avoids prosecution in a court in exchange for his payment to the authorities of a financial penalty or fine.
      (linguistics) A lexeme that consists of more than one stem or affix, e.g. "bookshop", "high school" or "non-standard".
      (linguistics) A lexeme that consists of more than one stem.
      (by extension, Philippines) A group of buildings where members of the same extended family live together.
      (rail transport) A compound locomotive, a steam locomotive with both high-pressure and low-pressure cylinders.
      Ellipsis of compound exercise. [Any physical exercise that works several groups of muscles at the same time.]
      (chemistry, dated) A substance made from any combination of ingredients.
      verb
      (transitive) To form (a resulting mixture) by combining different elements, ingredients, or parts; to mingle with something else.
      (intransitive, finance) To increase in value with interest, where the interest is earned on both the principal sum and prior earned interest.
      (transitive) To settle amicably; to adjust by agreement.
      (intransitive) To come to terms of agreement; to settle by a compromise.
      (transitive, law) To settle by agreeing on less than the claim, or on different terms than those stipulated.
      (transitive, see usage notes) To worsen a situation.
      (horse racing, intransitive) Of a horse: to fail to maintain speed.
      (transitive, obsolete) To compose; to constitute.
      adjective
      Composed of elements; not simple.
      (music) An octave higher than originally (i.e. a compound major second is equivalent to a major ninth).
      (mathematics) Dealing with numbers of various denominations of quantity, or with processes more complex than the simple process.
      Roots
      pono-pound · Latin · put, place
      Synonyms for compound
      combinevhydracidisomerncopolymern
      Words related to compound
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