noun Download 🔗Share An enclosure within which workers, prisoners, or soldiers are confined Examples : "The prisoners were kept in a secure compound. " property area building compound military police ielts Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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noun Download 🔗Share Anything made by combining several things. Examples : "The cleaning solution is a compound of vinegar and water. " material substance ielts Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A substance made from any combination elements. Examples : "Water is a compound made from the elements hydrogen and oxygen. " compound substance chemistry element science ielts Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A substance formed by chemical union of two or more ingredients in definite proportions by weight. Examples : "The chemist carefully mixed the sodium and chlorine to create a new compound, table salt. " chemistry substance compound ielts Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A lexeme that consists of more than one stem; compound word; for example laptop, formed from lap and top. Examples : "The word "laptop" is a compound. " "The word "laptop" is a compound. " language word linguistics grammar compound ielts Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A compound locomotive, a steam locomotive with both high-pressure and low-pressure cylinders. Examples : "The train engineer carefully controlled the powerful compound locomotive, ensuring the high-pressure and low-pressure cylinders worked together smoothly. " technical vehicle machine ielts Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To form (a resulting mixture) by combining different elements, ingredients, or parts. Examples : "to compound a medicine" element substance chemistry material process ielts Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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verb Download 🔗Share To modify or change by combination with some other thing or part; to mingle with something else. Examples : "The chef compounded the pancake batter by mixing in a few tablespoons of milk. " material substance ielts Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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