compoundnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈkɒm.paʊnd/us/ˈkɑːm-/compound noun [ C ] (COMBINATION)
specialized chemistry a chemical that combines two or more elements:
formal something consisting of two or more different parts:
specialized language a word that combines two or more different words. Often, the meaning of the compound cannot be discovered by knowing the meaning of the different words that form it. Compounds may be written either as one word or as separate words:
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Chemistry: types of chemical
- acid salt
- alkali
- alkali metal
- alkyl
- alkyne
- anhydrous
- dioxide
- hydrate
- hydro-
- insoluble
- oxide
- petrochemical
- polymer
- stain
- stearic acid
- strong acid
- strong base
- universal indicator
- weak acid
- weak base
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compound noun [ C ] (AREA)
an area surrounded by fences or walls that contains a group of buildings:
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Gardens & yards
- allotment
- arboretum
- backyard
- barnyard
- boatyard
- cloister
- cloistered
- court
- courtyard
- farmyard
- forecourt
- formal
- formally
- garden
- ground
- junkyard
- precinct
- quad
- roof garden
- yard
compoundverb
usuk/kəmˈpaʊnd/compound verb (WORSEN)
[ T often passive ] to make a problem or difficult situation worse:
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Deteriorating and making worse
- a step backwards idiom
- a turn of the screw idiom
- add
- afford
- aggravate
- backslide
- decline
- degrade
- disintegrate
- dog
- downgrade
- downhill
- exacerbate
- regress
- relapse
- retrograde
- retrogress
- run yourself down
- seed
- slip
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compound verb (COMBINE)
[ T ] to mix two things together:
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Connecting and combining
- abut
- adjoin
- aggregate
- allied
- amalgamate
- assemblage
- bind
- desegregate
- dovetail
- eclectic
- entwine
- fuse
- fusion
- hitch
- linkage
- lump sb/sth together
- marriage
- marry
- meld
- merge
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compoundadjective
uk/ˈkɒm.paʊnd/us/ˈkɑːm-/consisting of two or more parts
specialized finance & economics used to refer to a system of paying interest in which interest is paid both on the original amount of money invested (= given to companies hoping to get more back) or borrowed and on the interest that has collected over a period of time:
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Complexity
- a paper chase idiom
- advanced
- all-singing
- be more to sth than meets the eye idiom
- bleeding-edge
- equation
- fancy
- finicky
- high-tech
- intractable
- intricacy
- intricate
- plot
- purple
- serpentine
- sophisticated
- tangled
- the plot thickens idiom
- thereby
- wheel
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