compound
/ˈkɒmpaʊnd/US /ˈkɑmpaʊnd/compound
NOUNDefinition of compound
A compound is a material made of a number of other materials.
karışım; bileşimExample: The new chemical compound has far less smell than the original substance.
A compound is a mixture.
Example: The new CD is a compound of North American rock music and Middle Eastern religious songs.
A compound is a group of buildings surrounded by a fence or wall.
If something is compounded, it is added to.
Example: Her troubles were now compounded by the rain.
If interest is compounded, it is paid on earlier interest payments.
Example: Interest is compounded monthly.
compound
EXAMPLESExamples of compound
The new chemical compound has far less smell than the original substance.
Example sentenceThere is a group of gases that do not easily form chemical compounds.
Example sentenceThe new CD is a compound of North American rock music and Middle Eastern religious songs.
Example sentenceHer troubles were now compounded by the rain.
Example sentenceInterest is compounded monthly.
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