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Meaning of compound

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  compound
      adj 1: composed of more than one part; "compound leaves are
             composed of several lobes; "compound flower heads" [ant:
             {simple}, {unsubdivided}]
      2: consisting of two or more substances or ingredients or
         elements or parts; "soap is a compound substance"; "housetop
         is a compound word"; "a blackberry is a compound fruit"
      3: composed of many distinct individuals united to form a whole
         or colony; "coral is a colonial organism" [syn: {colonial},
         {compound}]
      n 1: a whole formed by a union of two or more elements or parts
      2: (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or
         more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight
         [syn: {compound}, {chemical compound}]
      3: an enclosure of residences and other building (especially in
         the Orient)
      v 1: make more intense, stronger, or more marked; "The efforts
           were intensified", "Her rudeness intensified his dislike
           for her"; "Pot smokers claim it heightens their awareness";
           "This event only deepened my convictions" [syn:
           {intensify}, {compound}, {heighten}, {deepen}]
      2: put or add together; "combine resources" [syn: {compound},
         {combine}]
      3: calculate principal and interest
      4: create by mixing or combining
      5: combine so as to form a whole; mix; "compound the
         ingredients" [syn: {compound}, {combine}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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