compound
Chemically bonded substance
A compound is something that results from compounding, that is, putting together unlike things to form something new.
In usage, a compound is typically a drug or chemical substance.
Putting together two words results in a compound (sawhorse, snowball, mailbox).
When you compound a problem, you add something to it that makes it worse.
An enclosed group of buildings that share some features or functions is also called a compound.
Smallest meaningful language unit
- affixWord-part modifier
- derivationSource or origin tracing
- rootUnderground absorbing structure
- prefixRoot-modifying front element
suffix · infix · portmanteau · blend · agglutination · lexeme · formation · hyphenated
Merge, or harvesting machine
- blendCombine into mixture
- mixCombine different elements
- formulationDevised mixture or expression
- ingredientElement in a mixture
preparation · additive · substance · concoction · recipe · herbal · medicinal · pharmaceutical
Boundary structure between properties
- penInk-filled writing tool
- corralFenced livestock enclosure
- paddockSmall fenced animal enclosure
- stockadeFence of sharpened stakes
yard · perimeter · boundary · wall · gate · security · refugee · detention
Bonded atomic group
- bondingForming close connections
- covalentSharing electrons between atoms
- ionicConcerning charged particles
- organicFrom living matter
inorganic · polymer · crystal · hydrate · saturated · valence · formula · binary
Attention, stake, or fee
- principalChief school administrator
- rateMeasured speed or charge
- returnGo back again
- yieldProduce or relinquish
investment · savings · growth · annual · quarterly · monthly · daily · continuously
Hard skeletal tissue
- breakInterrupt continuity
- openNot closed
- severeExtremely harsh or strict
- injuryPhysical or psychological harm
trauma · protruding · surgery · healing · orthopedic · splint · cast · displacement
morpheme
Smallest meaningful language unit
- affixWord-part modifier
- derivationSource or origin tracing
- rootUnderground absorbing structure
prefix · suffix · infix · portmanteau · blend · agglutination · lexeme · formation · hyphenated · closed
combine
Merge, or harvesting machine
- blendCombine into mixture
- mixCombine different elements
- formulationDevised mixture or expression
ingredient · preparation · additive · substance · concoction · recipe · herbal · medicinal · pharmaceutical · ointment
fence
Boundary structure between properties
stockade · yard · perimeter · boundary · wall · gate · security · refugee · detention · prison
molecule
Bonded atomic group
- bondingForming close connections
- covalentSharing electrons between atoms
- ionicConcerning charged particles
organic · inorganic · polymer · crystal · hydrate · saturated · valence · formula · binary · ternary
interest
Attention, stake, or fee
yield · investment · savings · growth · annual · quarterly · monthly · daily · continuously · accumulation
bone
Hard skeletal tissue
injury · trauma · protruding · surgery · healing · orthopedic · splint · cast · displacement · wound
- vocabularyword, words, new words, term, terms
- Dystopia1984, Nineteen Eighty-Four, dystopian fiction, totalitarianism, Brave New World
- homographsalternate, bass, bow, close, conduct
- secret lairslair, hideout, underground base, hidden chamber, fortress
- chemistryatom, atoms, organic chemistry, molecule, chemistry
- etymologyword origins, word history, word origin, etymon, root words
compoundsimple
Free of complexity
element · elementary · pure · unmixed · uncombined
compoundseparate
To set apart
divide · decompose · split · dissociate · break apart
- compound interestReturns on reinvested earnings
- compound nounMulti-word single concept
- compound wordsFused lexical units
- compound bowsPulley-assisted archery weapons
- compound fractureBone snaps through skin
- compound leavesLeaf with distinct leaflets
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