compound

adj. consisting of more than one part

n. enclosed area; mixture, substance composed of different elements

v. mix, blend, combine

Compound may refer to:Compound interest, unpaid interest that is added to the principal so that subsequent interest is calculated on the grossed-up amount.Compound (chemistry), a combination of two or more elementsCompound (enclosure), a cluster of buildings having a shared purpose, usually inside a fence or wallCompound (fortification), a 'compound (enclosure)' which is fortified with defensive structuresCompound fracture, complete fractures of bone where at least one fragment has damaged the skin, soft tissue or surrounding body cavityCompound (linguistics), a word that consists of more than one radical elementCompound (music), an attribute of an interval or time signatureCompound chocolate, a chocolate substituteCompound locomotive, a locomotive in which exhaust steam is re-used in a low pressure cylinder (or cylinders)Compound sentence, a type of sentence made up of two or more independent clauses and no subordinate (dependent) clausesCompounding, the origin of pharmacy which is still continued today
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n. compound

n. compound, mixture, substance composed of different elements

(v. t.)
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. t.)
To put together, as elements, ingredients, or parts, in order to form a whole; to combine, mix, or unite.
  

(v. t.)
To modify or change by combination with some other thing or part; to mingle with something else.
  

(v. t.)
To form or make by combining different elements, ingredients, or parts; as, to compound a medicine.
  

(v. t.)
To compose; to constitute.
  

(v. t.)
Composed of two or more elements, ingredients, parts; produced by the union of several ingredients, parts, or things; composite; as, a compound word.
  

(v. i.)
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.
  

(n.)
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.
  

(n.)
In the East Indies, an inclosure containing a house, outbuildings, etc.
  

(n.)
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.