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Definition of Compound
Com`pound´ Pronunciation: kǒm`pound´ | n. | 1. | In the East Indies, an inclosure containing a house, outbuildings, etc. | | v. t. | 1. | To form or make by combining different elements, ingredients, or parts; as, to compound a medicine. | | 2. | To put together, as elements, ingredients, or parts, in order to form a whole; to combine, mix, or unite. | | 3. | To modify or change by combination with some other thing or part; to mingle with something else. | | 4. | To compose; to constitute. | | 5. | To settle amicably; to adjust by agreement; to compromise; to discharge from obligation upon terms different from those which were stipulated; as, to compound a debt. | | v. i. | 1. | To effect a composition; to come to terms of agreement; to agree; to settle by a compromise; - usually followed by with before the person participating, and for before the thing compounded or the consideration. | | a. | 1. | Composed of two or more elements, ingredients, parts; produced by the union of several ingredients, parts, or things; composite; as, a compound word. | | n. | 1. | That which is compounded or formed by the union or mixture of elements ingredients, or parts; a combination of simples; a compound word; the result of composition. | | 2. | (Chem.) A union of two or more ingredients in definite proportions by weight, so combined as to form a distinct substance; as, water is a compound of oxygen and hydrogen. |
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