Table of Contents
1. compound
verb. ['ˈkɑːmpaʊnd, kəmˈpaʊnd'] make more intense, stronger, or more marked.
Antonyms
Etymology
- compounen (Middle English (1100-1500))
- componre (Middle French (ca. 1400-1600))
Rhymes with Compound
- ultrasound
- propound
- profound
- expound
- confound
- unwound
- unsound
- unbound
- resound
- renowned
- redound
- rebound
- newfound
- inbound
- impound
- astound
- aground
- surround
- ground
- frowned
- drowned
- crowned
- browned
- abound
- wound
- sound
- round
- 'round
- mound
- hound
How do you pronounce compound?
Pronounce compound as ˈkɑmpaʊnd.
US - How to pronounce compound in American English
UK - How to pronounce compound in British English
Sentences with compound
1. Noun, singular or mass
Square the end of the cutting off and dust the cut with rooting compound.
2. Verb, past tense
Avoid sugary vegetables such as winter squashes, carrots or corn, which compound the richness of the scampi.
Quotes about compound
1. Wit is an explosion of the compound spirit.
- Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel
2. She has been to the compound before. She remembered this hallway. She knows about the initiation process. My mother was Dauntless.
- Veronica Roth, Divergent
2. compound
noun. ['ˈkɑːmpaʊnd, kəmˈpaʊnd'] a whole formed by a union of two or more elements or parts.
Antonyms
Etymology
- compounen (Middle English (1100-1500))
- componre (Middle French (ca. 1400-1600))
3. compound
verb. ['ˈkɑːmpaʊnd, kəmˈpaʊnd'] put or add together.
Synonyms
Etymology
- compounen (Middle English (1100-1500))
- componre (Middle French (ca. 1400-1600))
4. compound
noun. ['ˈkɑːmpaʊnd, kəmˈpaʊnd'] an enclosure of residences and other building (especially in the Orient).
Antonyms
Etymology
- compounen (Middle English (1100-1500))
- componre (Middle French (ca. 1400-1600))
5. compound
noun. ['ˈkɑːmpaʊnd, kəmˈpaʊnd'] (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight.
Synonyms
- flavone
- arsenide
- vanillin
- anionic compound
- hydrate
- tenderiser
- inorganic compound
- monomer
- adduct
- base
- iodocompound
- stripper
- chemical substance
- iron carbide
- fixing agent
- benzofuran
- hydroxide
- telluride
- aluminate
- fixer
- derivative
- heterocyclic
- hydrated oxide
- ammine
- antiknock
- polymer
- carbon disulfide
- binary compound
- goitrogen
- manganese tetroxide
- nitrate
- chloride
- silicide
- carbonyl
- exotherm
- complex
- chemical compound
- yellowcake
- heterocycle
- azide
- enantiomorph
- preservative
- ozonide
- hydrogen cyanide
- coumarone
- alkali
- nitrochloroform
- acid
- nitride
- coordination compound
- caustic
- siloxane
- defoliant
- synthetic substance
- organic compound
- chromogen
- pregnanediol
- taurine
- corrosive
- buffer
- nitrogen mustard
- synthetic
- repellent
- formulation
- tenderizer
- sternutatory
- allomorph
- isomer
- salt
- dimer
- menthol
- cementite
- incense
- anhydride
- benzoquinone
- chloropicrin
- oxide
- triazine
- cyanamide
- preparation
- solvate
- bitter principle
- acceptor
- sulfide
- enamel
- enantiomer
- sternutator
- cumarone
- cofactor
- depilatory
- heterocyclic compound
- quinone
- tetrachloride
- sulphide
- repellant
- calcium-cyanamide
- chemical
Etymology
- compounen (Middle English (1100-1500))
- componre (Middle French (ca. 1400-1600))
6. compound
adjective. ['ˈkɑːmpaʊnd, kəmˈpaʊnd'] composed of more than one part.
Synonyms
- rough
- trilobate
- bipinnatifid
- tripinnated
- conjugate
- trilobed
- bipartite
- tripinnatifid
- palmate
- even-pinnate
- paripinnate
- pedate
- tripinnate
- pinnate
- incised
- complex
- pinnatisect
- radiate
- dissected
- palmatifid
- trilobated
- smooth
- trifoliate
- cleft
- bilobed
- palm-shaped
- bipinnate
- pinnated
- ternate
- pinnatifid
- bilobated
- bilobate
- abruptly-pinnate
- parted
- quinquefoliate
- imparipinnate
- lobed
- binate
- decompound
- lobate
- odd-pinnate
- trifoliated
- three-lobed
Antonyms
Etymology
- compounen (Middle English (1100-1500))
- componre (Middle French (ca. 1400-1600))
7. compound
verb. ['ˈkɑːmpaʊnd, kəmˈpaʊnd'] create by mixing or combining.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- compounen (Middle English (1100-1500))
- componre (Middle French (ca. 1400-1600))
8. compound
adjective. ['ˈkɑːmpaʊnd, kəmˈpaʊnd'] consisting of two or more substances or ingredients or elements or parts.
Antonyms
Etymology
- compounen (Middle English (1100-1500))
- componre (Middle French (ca. 1400-1600))
9. compound
adjective. ['ˈkɑːmpaʊnd, kəmˈpaʊnd'] composed of many distinct individuals united to form a whole or colony.
Synonyms
Etymology
- compounen (Middle English (1100-1500))
- componre (Middle French (ca. 1400-1600))
