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compound

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composed of more than one part(adj.all)

Example:
Compound leaves are composed of several lobes.
Compound flower heads.

Antonym:
simple, unsubdivided

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

source: webster1913

a whole formed by a union of two or more elements or parts(noun.cognition)

source: wordnet30
(chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight(noun.substance)

Synonym:
chemical compound

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an enclosure of residences and other building (especially in the Orient)(noun.artifact)

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

source: webster1913
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.(noun)

source: webster1913

make more intense, stronger, or more marked(verb.change)

Synonym:
deepen, heighten, intensify

source: wordnet30
put or add together(verb.change)

Synonym:
combine

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calculate principal and interest(verb.possession)

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create by mixing or combining(verb.creation)

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combine so as to form a whole; mix(verb.contact)

Example:
Compound the ingredients.

source: wordnet30
To form or make by combining different elements, ingredients, or parts; as, to compound a medicine.(verb)

source: webster1913
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.(verb)

source: webster1913