compound

[US]/ˈkɒmpaʊnd/
[UK]/ˈkɑːmpaʊnd/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a mixture; a combination; a substance formed by the combination of two or more elements
adj. made up of multiple parts or elements; composed of two or more substances
v. to make something worse; to create a mixture or combination

Phrases & Collocations

compound interest

compound sentence

compound word

compound fertilizer

organic compound

chemical compound

compound die

complex compound

rubber compound

inorganic compound

molding compound

aromatic compound

intermetallic compound

coordination compound

heterocyclic compound

compound feed

compound eye

compound semiconductor

phenolic compound

compound wall

Example Sentences

a compound of hydrogen and oxygen.

a nominal compound predicate

The wordhouseboat is a compound.

That simply compounds the offence.

a dialect compounded of Spanish and Dutch.

this compound is a very sensitive reagent for copper.

Air is a mixture, not a compound of gases.

Water is a compound of hydrogen and oxygen.

a sort of compounding between virtue and vice

split (up) a compound into its elements

For the apolar compounds, the derivatization was not necessary.

OBJECTIVE To study the decomposable compound of oxazepam.

protein compounds; protein diets.

Real-world Examples

A factory then binds the compounds and turns them into plastic pellets.

Source: Learn English through advertisements.

They are made of a soft chemical compound.

Source: VOA Special Collection July 2022

Gunmen then entered the compound while others occupied a nearby shopping mall.

Source: BBC Listening Collection August 2020

Economic hardships have been compounded by the coronavirus. James Read has this report.

Source: BBC Listening Compilation June 2020

Old and new diseases compound each other.

Source: The Economist - International

It's caused by volatile organic compounds, or VOCs.

Source: Science in 60 Seconds Listening Collection, October 2016

Police raided the compound several times over the last year.

Source: CNN 10 Student English of the Month

Remember that ethnobotanical compound we played around with last year?

Source: Deep Dive into the Movie World (LSOO)

Congolese troops fought them off and are guarding the compound.

Source: VOA Standard February 2014 Collection

It's trying to hold a compound over time.

Source: NPR News April 2015 Compilation

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