compounding
Interest earning interest
Compounding is combining elements to form something new or more complex.
In language, compounding joins words to create new ones: *blackbird*, *smartphone*, *mother-in-law*.
In finance, compounding is earning returns on previous returns—interest on interest—which accelerates growth over time: The magic of compounding turned modest savings into a fortune.
In pharmacy, compounding is preparing customized medications by mixing ingredients.
The word also describes making something worse: His lies only compounded the problem.
Study of structural forms
- affixationBinding morphemes to stems
- word formationCreating new vocabulary items
- derivationSource or origin tracing
- rootUnderground absorbing structure
prefix · suffix · blend · portmanteau · neologism · lexeme · agglutination · inflection
Making something worse
- aggravatingCausing irritation or worsening
- intensifyingIncreasing in strength
- escalatingIncreasing by degrees
- amplifyingIncreasing strength or intensity
magnifying · multiplying · accumulating · snowballing · cascading · piling on · deepening · heightening
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- reinvestmentReturning gains to capital
- appreciationRecognition of worth
- accumulationCollected mass over time
- returnsProfits from investments
dividends · interest rate · growth · yield · capital gains · portfolio · savings · retirement
Combined but unbonded substances
- reactionResponse to stimulus
- synthesisCombining parts into whole
- polymerizationMonomers bonding into chains
- catalystAgent enabling change
reagent · solvent · precipitate · concentration · emulsification · homogenization · solute · solubility
Devised mixture or expression
- customizationModification to individual preference
- medicationsSubstances treating medical conditions
- dosageMeasured medicine amount
- bioavailabilityFraction reaching active circulation
prescriptions · capsules · creams · ointments · suppositories · tinctures · suspensions · sterile
morphology
Study of structural forms
- affixationBinding morphemes to stems
- word formationCreating new vocabulary items
- derivationSource or origin tracing
root · prefix · suffix · blend · portmanteau · neologism · lexeme · agglutination · inflection · concatenation
exacerbating
Making something worse
- aggravatingCausing irritation or worsening
- intensifyingIncreasing in strength
- escalatingIncreasing by degrees
amplifying · magnifying · multiplying · accumulating · snowballing · cascading · piling on · deepening · heightening · complicating
principal
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- reinvestmentReturning gains to capital
- appreciationRecognition of worth
- accumulationCollected mass over time
returns · dividends · interest rate · growth · yield · capital gains · portfolio · savings · retirement · 401(k)
mixture
Combined but unbonded substances
- reactionResponse to stimulus
- synthesisCombining parts into whole
- polymerizationMonomers bonding into chains
catalyst · reagent · solvent · precipitate · concentration · emulsification · homogenization · solute · solubility · distillation
formulation
Devised mixture or expression
- customizationModification to individual preference
- medicationsSubstances treating medical conditions
- dosageMeasured medicine amount
bioavailability · prescriptions · capsules · creams · ointments · suppositories · tinctures · suspensions · sterile · nonsterile
- pharmacypharmacist, pharmacy, prescription, dispensing, prescriptions
- increasesincrease, rise, gain, boost, hike
- mixturesmix, mixture, blend, blending, amalgam
- pharmaciespharmacist, CVS, prescriptions, Walgreens, dispensary
- ratestax rate, interest rate, exchange rate, mortgage rate, loan rate
- etymologyword origins, word history, word origin, etymon, root words
compoundingseparating
Dividing into parts
dividing · parting · decomposing · splitting · dissecting
compoundingalleviating
Making less severe
mitigating · reducing · lessening · relieving · simplifying
- compounding pharmacyFacility preparing personalized medications
compound, compose, component, composition, composite, composer, decompose, composing, compounds