Compound

verb

'kɑmpæʊnd

Adjective

composed of more than one part
“compound leaves are composed of several lobes”
“compound flower heads”
See also:ComplexRoughSmooth
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 fruit”
composed of many distinct individuals united to form a whole or colony
Similar:Colonial

Noun

(chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight
Type of:Chemical
an enclosure of residences and other building (especially in the Orient)
Type of:Enclosure
a whole formed by a union of two or more elements or parts
Type of:Whole

Verb

combine so as to form a whole; mix
“compound the ingredients”
Similar:Combine
Type of:CommixMingleMix
make more intense, stronger, or more marked
Similar:DeepenHeighten Intensify
Type of:Increase
put or add together
Similar:Combine
Type of:Add
calculate principal and interest
Type of:AccountCalculate
create by mixing or combining
Type of:TackAssemblePiece

Dictionary Validity

Tournament Word List (TWL): Scrabble US
Collins Scrabble Words (CSW21): Scrabble UK
ENABLE Dictionary: Words With Friends
Combined US/UK Scrabble Dictionary: SOWPODS
North American Scrabble (NWL2020): NASPA

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