Compound
noun
A thing that is composed of two or more elements.
Water is a compound of hydrogen and oxygen.
Often appears as...
- water is a compound
- forming a compound
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General,Technical
verb
To make something worse, increasingly severe or serious.
His financial problems were compounded when he lost his job.
Often appears as...
- compound the problem
- compound the situation
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Disapproving
noun
A building or area of buildings enclosed by a barrier.
The factory was surrounded by a high-walled compound.
Often appears as...
- military compound
- factory compound
verb
To combine to form a whole; mix.
They compounded the ingredients to make the medicine.
Often appears as...
- compound ingredients
- compound elements
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General,Technical
adjective
Made up or consisting of two or more existing parts or elements.
This is a compound word made up of two other words.
Often appears as...
- compound word
- compound sentence
noun
A thing that is composed of two or more elements.
Water is a compound of hydrogen and oxygen.
Often appears as...
- water is a compound
- forming a compound
Usage tips
General,Technical
verb
To make something worse, increasingly severe or serious.
His financial problems were compounded when he lost his job.
Often appears as...
- compound the problem
- compound the situation
Usage tips
Disapproving
noun
A building or area of buildings enclosed by a barrier.
The factory was surrounded by a high-walled compound.
Often appears as...
- military compound
- factory compound
verb
To combine to form a whole; mix.
They compounded the ingredients to make the medicine.
Often appears as...
- compound ingredients
- compound elements
Usage tips
General,Technical
adjective
Made up or consisting of two or more existing parts or elements.
This is a compound word made up of two other words.
Often appears as...
- compound word
- compound sentence
Definition 1 of 5
Pro Tip 1/2Elemental Combination
Refers to the product formed by mixing specific elements in science or chemistry contexts.
Salt is a compound formed from sodium and chlorine.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Just Physical
The word can apply to abstract concepts, not just physical mixtures.
Her novel's theme is a compound of mystery and romance.
Pro Tip 1/2Elemental Combination
Refers to the product formed by mixing specific elements in science or chemistry contexts.
Salt is a compound formed from sodium and chlorine.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Just Physical
The word can apply to abstract concepts, not just physical mixtures.
Her novel's theme is a compound of mystery and romance.
Pro Tip 1/2Elemental Combination
Refers to the product formed by mixing specific elements in science or chemistry contexts.
Salt is a compound formed from sodium and chlorine.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Just Physical
The word can apply to abstract concepts, not just physical mixtures.
Her novel's theme is a compound of mystery and romance.
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Bart Knols: Cheese, dogs...
And there's a whole range of compounds that they do use. And this was not going to be an easy task. And therefore we set up various experiments. Why did we set up these experiments? Because half the world's population runs the risk of contracting a killer disease like malaria
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The wacky history of...
is said to have come up with the first compound microscope, along with the first telescope. Both claims are often disputed, as apparently he wasn't the only bored guy with a ton of glass lenses to play with at the time. Despite this, the microscope soon became a hot item
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The life cycle of a...
lead, chromium, and mercury. Other harmful compounds and chemicals can cause widespread contamination when released as toxic waste water in rivers and oceans. Technologies are now so advanced in some countries that the entire process of growing and producing fabric
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Why do we itch? - Emma...
that prevents your blood from clotting. That compound, which we're mildly allergic to, triggers the release of histamine, a chemical that makes our capillaries swell. This enables increased blood flow, which helpfully accelerates the body's immune response
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How to understand power...
It flows like a current through everyday life. Politics is the work of harnessing that flow in a direction you prefer. Policymaking is an effort to freeze and perpetuate a particular flow of power. Policy is power frozen. Law number power compounds.
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The amazing ways plants...
Plants' defenses start at their surface. The bark covering tree trunks is full of lignin, a rigid web of compounds that's tough to chew and highly impermeable to pathogens. Leaves are protected by a waxy cuticle
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The role of disruption...
so imagination was my survival kit every step of the way so an unusual outsider childhood followed by politicized schooling Quaker peace rallies were were a regular event compounded by the
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Caffeine 101 PIPE National...
and has become the worlds most widely used psychoactive substance. Caffeine is a chemical compound that stimulate the central nervous system. It accomplishes this by attaching itself
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Where did Earth’s water...
When stars eventually collapsed and exploded into supernovas, these new elements were spread across the universe and combined into new compounds, like the now familiar H2O.
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Tiger Cubs Swimming For...
Now that we're integrating them into the compound, one of the most important aspects is obviously being on display here, where the public can see them.
Video examples
Bart Knols: Cheese, dogs...
And there's a whole range of compounds that they do use. And this was not going to be an easy task. And therefore we set up various experiments. Why did we set up these experiments? Because half the world's population runs the risk of contracting a killer disease like malaria
Video examples
The wacky history of...
is said to have come up with the first compound microscope, along with the first telescope. Both claims are often disputed, as apparently he wasn't the only bored guy with a ton of glass lenses to play with at the time. Despite this, the microscope soon became a hot item
Video examples
The life cycle of a...
lead, chromium, and mercury. Other harmful compounds and chemicals can cause widespread contamination when released as toxic waste water in rivers and oceans. Technologies are now so advanced in some countries that the entire process of growing and producing fabric
Video examples
Why do we itch? - Emma...
that prevents your blood from clotting. That compound, which we're mildly allergic to, triggers the release of histamine, a chemical that makes our capillaries swell. This enables increased blood flow, which helpfully accelerates the body's immune response
Video examples
How to understand power...
It flows like a current through everyday life. Politics is the work of harnessing that flow in a direction you prefer. Policymaking is an effort to freeze and perpetuate a particular flow of power. Policy is power frozen. Law number power compounds.
Video examples
The amazing ways plants...
Plants' defenses start at their surface. The bark covering tree trunks is full of lignin, a rigid web of compounds that's tough to chew and highly impermeable to pathogens. Leaves are protected by a waxy cuticle
Video examples
The role of disruption...
so imagination was my survival kit every step of the way so an unusual outsider childhood followed by politicized schooling Quaker peace rallies were were a regular event compounded by the
Video examples
Caffeine 101 PIPE National...
and has become the worlds most widely used psychoactive substance. Caffeine is a chemical compound that stimulate the central nervous system. It accomplishes this by attaching itself
Video examples
Where did Earth’s water...
When stars eventually collapsed and exploded into supernovas, these new elements were spread across the universe and combined into new compounds, like the now familiar H2O.
Video examples
Tiger Cubs Swimming For...
Now that we're integrating them into the compound, one of the most important aspects is obviously being on display here, where the public can see them.
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Brock Pierce
American Businessman
Most people are playing the game of compounding interest, which is self interest - how do they take care of themselves and produce more for themselves, storing value for their own benefit. I play a different game. A game I call 'compounding impact.' How do you make a positive impact in the world?
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Irvine Welsh
Scottish Novelist
Everybody that writes has their own area of inquiry. And mine has always been kind of, why is it that when life can be so hard and difficult, we compound it by self-sabotage, doing terrible things? That's always been my main area of inquiry, and it does lead you to dark places.
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Valtteri Bottas
Finnish Driver
In Formula 1, the neck is really important. There's a lot of force that's going to your head. We also have a helmet and it's not that light. When it's all about g-force, all of that extra weight in the helmet compounds and puts more and more pressure.
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Peter Bergen
American Journalist
Afghanistan's winters in the north are legendarily harsh, and southern Afghanistan, by contrast, is bleak desert. These difficulties are compounded by the fact that Afghanistan is one of the world's most heavily mined countries.
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Steve Israel
American Politician
Because there still exists a significant pay gap, women tend to earn less than men over the course of their lifetimes. Compounding the problem, women tend to spend less time in the workforce than men.
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Brad Pitt
Actor
I believe you make your day. You make your life. So much of it is all perception, and this is the form that I built for myself. I have to accept it and work within those compounds, and it's up to me.
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Hugh Miller
Scottish Scientist
Save for thee and thy lessons, man in society would everywhere sink into a sad compound of the fiend and the wild beast; and this fallen world would be as certainly a moral as a natural wilderness.
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Priscilla Chan
American Philanthropist
It takes a long time to get good at something, so it's important to begin as early as possible so that we can improve and begin to see the compounding benefits of the work over time.
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Anderson Cooper
American Journalist
A lot of compelling stories in the world aren't being told, and the fact that people don't know about them compounds the suffering.
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Abby Lee Miller
American Dancer
Cry if you have a compound fracture, by all means. Or if your grandpa died. But otherwise, save it for your pillow.
Quote examples
Brock Pierce
American Businessman
Most people are playing the game of compounding interest, which is self interest - how do they take care of themselves and produce more for themselves, storing value for their own benefit. I play a different game. A game I call 'compounding impact.' How do you make a positive impact in the world?
Quote examples
Irvine Welsh
Scottish Novelist
Everybody that writes has their own area of inquiry. And mine has always been kind of, why is it that when life can be so hard and difficult, we compound it by self-sabotage, doing terrible things? That's always been my main area of inquiry, and it does lead you to dark places.
Quote examples
Valtteri Bottas
Finnish Driver
In Formula 1, the neck is really important. There's a lot of force that's going to your head. We also have a helmet and it's not that light. When it's all about g-force, all of that extra weight in the helmet compounds and puts more and more pressure.
Quote examples
Peter Bergen
American Journalist
Afghanistan's winters in the north are legendarily harsh, and southern Afghanistan, by contrast, is bleak desert. These difficulties are compounded by the fact that Afghanistan is one of the world's most heavily mined countries.
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Steve Israel
American Politician
Because there still exists a significant pay gap, women tend to earn less than men over the course of their lifetimes. Compounding the problem, women tend to spend less time in the workforce than men.
Quote examples
Brad Pitt
Actor
I believe you make your day. You make your life. So much of it is all perception, and this is the form that I built for myself. I have to accept it and work within those compounds, and it's up to me.
Quote examples
Hugh Miller
Scottish Scientist
Save for thee and thy lessons, man in society would everywhere sink into a sad compound of the fiend and the wild beast; and this fallen world would be as certainly a moral as a natural wilderness.
Quote examples
Priscilla Chan
American Philanthropist
It takes a long time to get good at something, so it's important to begin as early as possible so that we can improve and begin to see the compounding benefits of the work over time.
Quote examples
Anderson Cooper
American Journalist
A lot of compelling stories in the world aren't being told, and the fact that people don't know about them compounds the suffering.
Quote examples
Abby Lee Miller
American Dancer
Cry if you have a compound fracture, by all means. Or if your grandpa died. But otherwise, save it for your pillow.
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