compounder
One who combines
A compounder is someone or something that compounds—combines elements into a whole or makes something worse by adding to it.
In pharmacy, a compounder mixes ingredients to create medications.
In finance, a compounder is an investment that grows by reinvesting returns: The stock has been a steady compounder for decades.
The term also applies to anyone who settles debts or disputes by agreement.
Historical medicine preparer
- dispensaryMedicine distribution facility
- prescriptionsAuthorized medication orders
- formulationDevised mixture or expression
- dosageMeasured medicine amount
pharmacology · druggist · medication · pharmaceuticals · pills · tablets · capsules · tincture
Combines ingredients or people
- agitatorOne who foments discord
- homogenizerMachine creating uniform mixtures
- stirrerTool for mixing liquids
- emulsifierCombines immiscible liquids
blender · turbine · paddle · disperser · kneader · muller · tumbler · beater
Attention, stake, or fee
- principalChief school administrator
- reinvestmentReturning gains to capital
- accrualIncremental addition over time
- growthIncrease in size
yield · returns · accumulation · dividends · investment
Complete change of form
- elixirMythical healing draught
- hermeticismAirtight, impervious condition
- alchemistPractitioner of proto-chemistry
- quintessencePurest embodiment of something
arcane · esoteric · alembic · tincturing · distillation
Agent enabling change
- polymerizationMonomers bonding into chains
- reactorControlled fission apparatus
- esterificationForming esters chemically
- condensationVapor turning to liquid
cross-linking · curing · vulcanization · blending · formulating · combining · binding · reacting
apothecary
Historical medicine preparer
- dispensaryMedicine distribution facility
- prescriptionsAuthorized medication orders
- formulationDevised mixture or expression
dosage · pharmacology · druggist · medication · pharmaceuticals · pills · tablets · capsules · tincture · ointment
mixer
Combines ingredients or people
- agitatorOne who foments discord
- homogenizerMachine creating uniform mixtures
- stirrerTool for mixing liquids
emulsifier · blender · turbine · paddle · disperser · kneader · muller · tumbler · beater · extruder
interest
Attention, stake, or fee
- principalChief school administrator
- reinvestmentReturning gains to capital
- accrualIncremental addition over time
growth · yield · returns · accumulation · dividends · investment
transmutation
Complete change of form
- elixirMythical healing draught
- hermeticismAirtight, impervious condition
- alchemistPractitioner of proto-chemistry
quintessence · arcane · esoteric · alembic · tincturing · distillation
catalyst
Agent enabling change
- polymerizationMonomers bonding into chains
- reactorControlled fission apparatus
- esterificationForming esters chemically
condensation · cross-linking · curing · vulcanization · blending · formulating · combining · binding · reacting · processing
factory
Industrial production facility
- manufacturingIndustrial product creation
- chemicalsManufactured or isolated substances
- plasticsMoldable petroleum-based materials
rubber · adhesives · resins · polymers · machinery · extrusion · reactor · feedstock · processing · additives
- apothecarypharmacy, apothecary, drugstore, dispensary, pharmacist
- perfumersperfumers, perfumer, nose, formulator, blender
- processing machineryextruder, granulator, vulcanizer, kneader, compactor
- service providersdoctors, nurses, phone company, hospitals, tax preparer
compounderseparator
Something that divides
divider · splitter · fractionator · segregator · distiller
- 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