Compunds example sentences
com·pound
noun
compounds (plural noun)
- a thing that is composed of two or more separate elements; a mixture:
- a substance formed from two or more elements chemically united in fixed proportions:
- a word made up of two or more existing words, such as steamship.
- make up (a composite whole); constitute:
- mix or combine (ingredients or constituents):
- calculate (interest) on previously accumulated interest:
- make (something bad) worse; intensify the negative aspects of:
- forbear from prosecuting (a felony) in exchange for money or other consideration.
- settle (a debt or other matter) in exchange for money or other consideration:
com·pound
noun
compounds (plural noun)
- an open area enclosed by a fence, for example around a factory or large house or within a prison: