compound
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkɒmpaʊnd/
note: of Canada
enpr: kŏm'pound
ipa: /ˈkɑmpaʊnd/
note: of Canada
note: of the US
ipa: /ˈkɒmpaʊnd/
ipa: /ˈkɔmpæɔnd/
ipa: /ˈkɒmpæʊnd/
ipa: /kəmˈpaʊnd/
ipa: /komˈpaʊnd/
enpr: kŏm'pound
ipa: /ˈkɒmpaʊnd/
ipa: /ˈkɑmpaʊnd/
ipa: /ˈkɒmpaʊnd/
note: of Canada
enpr: kŏm'pound
ipa: /ˈkɑmpaʊnd/
note: of Canada
note: of the US
ipa: /ˈkɒmpaʊnd/
ipa: /ˈkɔmpæɔnd/
ipa: /ˈkɒmpæʊnd/
ipa: /kəmˈpaʊnd/
ipa: /komˈpaʊnd/
Forms: form: compounds
Etymology: From Middle English compounen, from Middle French componre, compondre (“to put together”), from Latin componō, from Latin com- (“together”) + ponō (“to put”).
Senses: synonyms: amalgam
blend
combination
composite
mix
mixture
glosses: Anything made by combining several things.
topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
coordinate_terms: substance
element
mixture
composite
glosses: A substance formed by chemical bonding of two or more elements in definite proportions by weight.
examples: text: A compound of spurge, cardamom, cinnamon of Mecca, pellitory, ginger, nettle seed is an Arab specific for sexual weakness.
ref: 1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 228:
topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: A substance made from any combination of ingredients.
topics: law
glosses: 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.
examples: text: Compositionally there is no great distinction between cell wall and cell surface, both are relatively transparent compounds, but both parts of the cell are of high significance in Biology due to their central role in cell functioning.
ref: 2018, Clarence Green, James Lambert, “Position vectors, homologous chromosomes and gamma rays: Promoting disciplinary literacy through Secondary Phrase Lists”, in English for Specific Purposes, →DOI, page 8:
topics: human-sciences
linguistics
sciences
synonyms: compound word
glosses: A lexeme that consists of more than one stem.
examples: text: In the majority of the compounds of non- the hyphen is usually retained; but it is commonly omitted in the case of a few, such as nonconformist, nonentity, nonsense, in which the etymology has been to some extent lost sight of.
ref: 1989, OED2
topics: human-sciences
linguistics
sciences
glosses: A lexeme that consists of more than one stem or an affix, e.g. "bookshop", "high school" or "non-standard".
examples: text: From a dead stand, with regulator full open and the lever at about 50 per cent we got up to about 60 m.p.h. by the top of the bank. The big compound was making plenty of noise - but what musical and wonderful noise!
ref: 1961 March, ""Balmore"", “Driving and firing modern French steam locomotives”, in Trains Illustrated, page 148:
topics: rail-transport
railways
transport
glosses: A compound locomotive, a steam locomotive with both high-pressure and low-pressure cylinders.
glosses: Ellipsis of compound exercise.
Derived terms: Amadori compound
ansa compound
aromatic compound
arsonium compound
azo compound
binary compound
biocompound
cage compound
catena compound
chelate compound
chemical compound
clathrate compound
cluster compound
cocompound
cocompounding
complex compound
compoundhood
coordination compound
covalent compound
cryocompound
cutthroat compound
decompound
diazoamino compound
diazo compound
diazonium compound
exocompound
fluxional compound
Heusler compound
hypervalent compound
inclusion compound
inorganic compound
intercalation compound
interhalogen compound
intermetallic compound
ionic compound
isonitroso compound
macrocyclic compound
mesocompound
mesoionic compound
metal cluster compound
minicompound
molecular compound
monocompound
nanocompound
neoclassical compound
non-stoichiometric compound
organic compound
organometallic compound
palmate compound
palmately compound
pan-assay interference compound
parent compound
phono-semantic compound
phytocompound
Pittsburgh compound B
precompound
quaternary ammonium compound
quaternary compound
sandwich compound
selenocompound
solid compound
spiro compound
subcompound
super-compound interest
ternary compound
tetranary compound
thermal compound
thiocompound
volatile organic compound