[0954] compound

[보카길라잡이]

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. (k m pound , k m-pound , k m-)

1. Consisting of two or more substances, ingredients, elements, or parts.
2. Botany. Composed of more than one part.

n. (k m pound )

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.
   1. A leaf whose blade is divided into two more more distinct leaflets.
   2. A pistil composed of two or more united carpels.

compound

adj 1: of leaf shapes; of leaves composed of several similar parts or lobes [ant: simple]

2: consisting of two or more substances or ingredients or elements or parts; "soap is a compound substance"; "housetop is a compound word"; "a blackberry is a compound fruit"

3: composed of many distinct individuals united to form a whole or colony; "coral is a colonial organism" [syn: colonial]

n 1: (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight [syn: chemical compound]

2: a whole formed by a union of two or more elements or parts 3: an enclosure of residences and other building (especially in the Orient)

v 1: make more intense, stronger, or more marked; "The efforts were intensified", "Her rudeness intensified his dislike for her"; "Potsmokers claim it heightens their awareness"; "This event only deepened my convictions" [syn: intensify, heighten, deepen]

2: put or add together; "combine resources" [syn: combine]

3: calculate principal and interest

4: create by mixing or combining 5: combine so as to form a whole; mix; "compound the ingredients" [syn: combine]

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compound 1.혼합의 합성의 2.복잡한