- COMPOUND Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com
COMPOUND definition: composed of two or more parts, elements, or ingredients See examples of compound used in a sentence
- COMPOUND | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary
a word that combines two or more different words Often, the meaning of the compound cannot be discovered by knowing the meaning of the different words that form it Compounds may be written either as one word or as separate words: 'Bodyguard' and ' floppy disk ' are two examples of compounds
- Chemical compound - Wikipedia
A chemical compound is a chemical substance composed of many identical molecules (or molecular entities) containing atoms from more than one chemical element held together by chemical bonds A molecule consisting of atoms of only one element is therefore not a compound
- Compound - Definition, Meaning Synonyms | Vocabulary. com
If you compound a problem you add something to it to make it worse, like say, putting water on a grease fire Compound means to combine; a compound is a combination or mixture of two or more things
- COMPOUND definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
In chemistry, a compound is a substance that consists of two or more elements Organic compounds contain carbon in their molecules
- compound noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes . . .
Definition of compound noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more
- COMPOUND Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of COMPOUND is something formed by a union of elements or parts; especially : a distinct substance formed by chemical union of two or more ingredients in definite proportion by weight
- compound - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
compound (third-person singular simple present compounds, present participle compounding, simple past and past participle compounded) (transitive) To form (a resulting mixture) by combining different elements, ingredients, or parts; to mingle with something else synonym quotations
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