com|pound´a|ble

com|pound´a|ble: com|pound¹ «adjective. KOM pownd, kom POWND; noun. KOM pownd; verb. kom POWND, kuhm-», adjective, noun, verb.

–adj.

1. having more than one part: »a compound medicine, a compound molecule.
SYNONYM(S): composite.

2. formed by the joining of two or more grammatical elements: »“Steamship,” “horseshoe,” and “strawberry” are compound nouns.
See also compound sentence (Cf. ↑compound sentence), compound word. (Cf. ↑compound word)

3. Zoology. a) consisting of an intimate combination of individual animals in a colony, as coral does: »a compound tunicate.
b) formed of many similar parts: »A cow has a compound stomach.
See also compound eye. (Cf. ↑compound eye)

4. Botany. made up of several similar parts combined into a single structure: »a compound umbel.
See also compound fruit (Cf. ↑compound fruit), compound leaf. (Cf. ↑compound leaf)

–n.

1. something made by combining parts; mixture: »Many medicines are compounds.
SYNONYM(S): composite.

2. a compound noun, verb, etc., such as freeway, backtrack, and lackluster.

3. a substance formed by chemical combination of two or more substances in definite proportions by weight: »Water is a compound of hydrogen and oxygen.

–v.t.

1. to make up; mix; combine: »The druggist compounded several medicines to fill the prescription.

2. to settle (a quarrel or debt) by a yielding on both sides: »They finally compounded their differences and shook hands.
SYNONYM(S): compromise.

3. to charge, pay, or increase by compound interest: »Compounding interest payments means paying interest on interest (New York Times).

4. to add to; increase; multiply: »The rain compounded the troubles of the lost hikers.

5. Electricity. to wind the field magnets of (a generator) so that it will be excited by a current flowing through both a shunt and a series coil.

6. Obsolete. to make up; constitute; compose.

–v.i.

to settle a quarrel or debt by a yielding on both sides: »He failed…compounded, and went to America (Benjamin Franklin).
SYNONYM(S): compromise.

╂[Middle English compound, participial adjective < compounen to compound < Old French compondre < Latin compōnere < com- together + pōnere put]

–com|pound´a|ble, adjective.

–com|pound´er, noun.

com|pound² «KOM pownd», noun.

an enclosed yard with buildings in it: »A detention camp for prisoners of war is a compound.

╂[probably < Malay kampong enclosure]

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com|pound´er — com|pound1 «adjective. KOM pownd, kom POWND; noun. KOM pownd; verb. kom POWND, kuhm », adjective, noun, verb. –adj. 1. having more than one part: »a compound medicine, a compound molecule. SYNONYM(S): composite. 2. formed by the joining of two or … Useful english dictionary
com|pound — com|pound1 «adjective. KOM pownd, kom POWND; noun. KOM pownd; verb. kom POWND, kuhm », adjective, noun, verb. –adj. 1. having more than one part: »a compound medicine, a compound molecule. SYNONYM(S): composite. 2. formed by the joining of two or … Useful english dictionary
com — com·bas·sou; com·bat·ive; com·bat·ive·ly; com·bat·ive·ness; com·ba·tiv·i·ty; com·bin·abil·i·ty; com·bin·able; com·bi·na·tion·al; com·bi·na·tion·al·ism; com·bi·na·tive; com·bi·na·to·ry; com·bined; com·bine·ment; com·bin·er; com·bi·net; com·bite;… … English syllables
con|tain´a|ble — con|tain «kuhn TAYN», transitive verb. 1. to have within itself; hold as contents; include: »My purse contains money. A library contains books. Books contain information. 2. to be capable of holding: »This pitcher will contain a quart of milk. 3 … Useful english dictionary
compound — I com•pound adj. [[t]ˈkɒm paʊnd, kɒmˈpaʊnd[/t]] n. [[t]ˈkɒm paʊnd[/t]] v. [[t]kəmˈpaʊnd, ˈkɒm paʊnd[/t]] adj. 1) composed of two or more parts, elements, or ingredients: Soap is a compound substance[/ex] 2) having or involving two or more actions … From formal English to slang
Compoundable — Com*pound a*ble, a. That may be compounded. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Decompoundable — De com*pound a*ble, a. Capable of being decompounded. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Re. — rupee. Also, re. * * * re1 «ray», noun. the second tone of the musical diatonic scale. ╂[< Medieval Latin re < Latin re (sonāre) to resound. See etym. under gamut. (Cf. ↑gamut)] … Useful english dictionary
R.E. — 1. real estate. 2. Reformed Episcopal. 3. Right Excellent. * * * re1 «ray», noun. the second tone of the musical diatonic scale. ╂[< Medieval Latin re < Latin re (sonāre) to resound. See etym. under gamut … Useful english dictionary
r.e. — Football. right end. * * * re1 «ray», noun. the second tone of the musical diatonic scale. ╂[< Medieval Latin re < Latin re (sonāre) to resound. See etym. under gamut. (Cf. ↑gamut)] re2 … Useful english dictionary

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