compound

1. (verb) put or add together; "combine resources"
Synonyms: combine
Related Words: add, mix, synthesise, synthesize

2. (verb) combine so as to form a whole; mix; "compound the ingredients"
Synonyms: combine
Related Words: amalgamate, carburet, commix, heterodyne, incorporate, integrate, mingle, mix, sulfurette, sulphurette, unify

3. (verb) create by mixing or combining
Related Words: assemble, piece, put together, set up

4. (verb) calculate principal and interest
Related Words: account, calculate

5. (adjective) (botany) especially of leaf shapes; composed of several similar parts or lobes
Antonyms: simple

6. (satellite adjective) consisting of two or more substances or ingredients or elements or parts; "soap is a compound substance"; "housetop is a compound word"; "a blackberry is a compound fruid"

7. (noun) an enclosure of residences and other building (especially in the Orient)
Related Words: enclosure

8. (noun) a whole formed by a union of two or more elements or parts
Related Words: whole

9. (noun) (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight
Synonyms: chemical compound
Related Words: acid, aldehyde, alkali, alkane, alkane series, alkylbenzenesulfonate, allomorph, amine, aminoalkane, ammine, anhydride, anionic compound, antiknock, azide, baking soda, base, benzofuran, bicarbonate of soda, bitter principle, buffer, cacodyl, calcium-cyanamide, carbamide, carbon disulfide, carbonyl, caustic, cementite, chelate, chelate compound, chloride, coal-tar creosote, cofactor, complex, coordination compound, corrosive, coumarone, creatin, creatine, creosote, cumarone, cyanamide, defoliant, depilatory, dimer, dimethylglyoxime, enamel, enantiomer, enantiomorph, ferritin, fixing agent, formaldehyde, formulation, furan, furane, furfuran, glyceryl trinitrate, goitrogen, halocarbon, hydrate, hydrated oxide, hydride, hydroxide, incense, inorganic compound, iodocompound, iron carbide, isomer, manganese tetroxide, matter, methanal, methane series, monomer, nitrogen mustard, nitroglycerin, nitroglycerine, organic compound, oxide, oxime, paraffin, peptone, petrochemical, polymer, preparation, preservative, quassia, quaternary ammonium compound, rennet, repellant, repellent, saleratus, salt, silicide, siloxane, sodium bicarbonate, sternutator, sternutatory, substance, sulfide, sulphide, synthetic, telluride, tenderizer, tetrachloride, thiazine, trinitroglycerin, urea, vanillin

10. (verb) make more intense, stronger, or more marked; "The efforts were intensified", "Her rudeness intensified his dislike for her", "Potsmokers claim it heightens their awareness"
Synonyms: deepen, heighten, intensify
Related Words: amplify, enhance, fan, heat up, heighten, hot up, increase, raise, screw up, sharpen

11. (satellite adjective) (zoology) composed of many distinct individuals united to form a whole or colony; "coral is a colonial organism"
Synonyms: colonial



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