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compound

adjective
  1. composed of more than one part
    “compound leaves are composed of several lobes”
  2. composed of many distinct individuals united to form a whole or colony
    colonial
  3. consisting of two or more substances or ingredients or elements or parts
    “soap is a compound substance”
noun
  1. an enclosure of residences and other building (especially in the Orient)
  2. a whole formed by a union of two or more elements or parts
  3. (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight
    chemical compound
verb
  1. to put or add together
    combine
  2. to make more intense, stronger, or more marked
    intensifydeepenheighten
  3. to combine so as to form a whole
    combine
  4. to create by mixing or combining
    “We compounded the substances to make our own concrete.”
  5. to calculate principal and interest