compounding

com·pound ¹  (km-pound, km-, kmpound)

v. com·pound·ed, com·pound·ing, com·pounds

v.tr.

1. To combine so as to form a whole; mix.

2. To produce or create by combining two or more ingredients or parts: pharmacists compounding prescriptions.

3. To settle (a debt, for example) by agreeing on an amount less than the claim; adjust.

4. To compute (interest) on the principal and accrued interest.

5. To add to; increase: High winds compounded the difficulties of the firefighters.

v.intr.

1. To combine in or form a compound.

2. To come to terms; agree.

adj. (kmpound, km-pound, km-)

1. Consisting of two or more substances, ingredients, elements, or parts.

2. Botany Composed of more than one part.

n. (kmpound)

1. A combination of two or more elements or parts. See Synonyms at mixture.

2. Linguistics A word that consists either of two or more elements that are independent words, such as loudspeaker, baby-sit, or high school, or of specially modified combining forms of words, such as Greek philosophia, from philo-, "loving," and sophia, "wisdom."

3. Chemistry A pure, macroscopically homogeneous substance consisting of atoms or ions of two or more different elements in definite proportions that cannot be separated by physical means. A compound usually has properties unlike those of its constituent elements.

4. Botany

a. A leaf whose blade is divided into two or more distinct leaflets.

b. A pistil composed of two or more united carpels.

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[Alteration of Middle English compounen, from Old French componre, compondre, to put together, from Latin compnere; see component.]

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com·pounda·ble adj.

com·pounder n.

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com·pound ²  (kmpound)

n.

1. A building or buildings, especially a residence or group of residences, set off and enclosed by a barrier.

2. An enclosed area used for confining prisoners of war.

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[Alteration of Malay kampong, village.]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

compounding - the act of combining things to form a new whole combining, combination change of integrity - the act of changing the unity or wholeness of something affixation, attachment - the act of attaching or affixing something confusion - an act causing a disorderly combination of elements with identities lost and distinctions blended; "the confusion of tongues at the Tower of Babel" commixture, mixing, intermixture, mix, admixture, mixture - the act of mixing together; "paste made by a mix of flour and water"; "the mixing of sound channels in the recording studio" fusion - the act of fusing (or melting) together blending, blend - the act of blending components together thoroughly interspersal, interspersion - the act of combining one thing at intervals among other things; "the interspersion of illustrations in the text" temperance - the act of tempering jointure, uniting, unification, conjugation, union - the act of making or becoming a single unit; "the union of opposing factions"; "he looked forward to the unification of his family for the holidays" consolidation, integration - the act of combining into an integral whole; "a consolidation of two corporations"; "after their consolidation the two bills were passed unanimously"; "the defendants asked for a consolidation of the actions against them"