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How to pronounce compound in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms deepen, heighten, intensify
Type of increase
Has types screw up, sharpen, heighten, heat up, raise, fan, amplify, enhance, hot up
Type Words
Synonyms combine
Type of add
Has types synthesise, synthesize, mix, totalise, totalize, recombine
Derivation compounding
Type Words
Synonyms combine
Type of commix, mingle, mix, unify, amalgamate
Has types incorporate, carburet, sulphurette, sulfurette, heterodyne, integrate
Derivation compounding


compound the ingredients.
Type Words
Synonyms chemical compound
Type of chemical, chemical substance
Has types anionic compound, antiknock, arsenide, azide, base, benzofuran, benzoquinone, binary compound, bitter principle, buffer, calcium-cyanamide, carbon disulfide, carbonyl, caustic, cementite, chloride, chloropicrin, chromogen, cofactor, complex, coordination compound, corrosive, coumarone, cumarone, cyanamide, defoliant, depilatory, derivative, dimer, enamel, enantiomer, enantiomorph, exotherm, fixer, acceptor, flavone, formulation, goitrogen, heterocycle, heterocyclic, heterocyclic compound, hydrate, hydrated oxide, hydrogen cyanide, hydroxide, incense, inorganic compound, iodocompound, iron carbide, isomer, manganese tetroxide, menthol, monomer, nitrate, nitride, nitrochloroform, nitrogen mustard, organic compound, oxide, ozonide, polymer, pregnanediol, preparation, preservative, quinone, repellant, repellent, salt, silicide, siloxane, solvate, sternutator, sternutatory, stripper, sulfide, sulphide, synthetic, synthetic substance, taurine, telluride, tenderiser, tenderizer, tetrachloride, triazine, u308, vanillin, yellowcake, fixing agent, acid, adduct, alkali, allomorph, aluminate, ammine, anhydride
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Synonyms colonial
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Type of enclosure
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Type of whole
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Type of account, calculate
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compound leaves are composed of several lobes.
compound flower heads.
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soap is a compound substance.
housetop is a compound word.
a blackberry is a compound fruit.
Type Words
Type of tack, tack together, set up, assemble, piece, put together
Derivation compounding

Examples of compound

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On Thursday night, they partied in the compound, waving flags and beating drums.
From the thenewstribune.com
The compound annual growth rate has been over 300% for the last couple of years.
From the businessweek.com
No-one waiting for the whole compound to be secured or for Gaddafi to be caught.
From the telegraph.co.uk
He was last reported in the Bab al-Azizia compound, overrun last week by rebels.
From the telegraph.co.uk
The footage was part of a large haul of intelligence discovered at the compound.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Other findings implicated yet another potential compound involved in the damage.
From the sciencedaily.com
The gels are impregnated with a type of photochromic compound called spiropyran.
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The challenge was to firmly attach the compound to the glass or plastic surface.
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The organic compound spermidine is a polyamine and is found in all living cells.
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More examples
  • Composed of more than one part; "compound leaves are composed of several lobes; "compound flower heads"
  • A whole formed by a union of two or more elements or parts
  • Intensify: make more intense, stronger, or more marked; "The efforts were intensified", "Her rudeness intensified his dislike for her"; "Pot smokers claim it heightens their awareness"; "This event only deepened my convictions"
  • 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"
  • Put or add together; "combine resources"
  • An enclosure of residences and other building (especially in the Orient)
  • Eisenhuth Horseless Vehicle Company was a manufacturer of Brass Age automobiles. Originally based in New York City, in 1902 the company purchased The Keating Wheel and Automobile Company and established manufacturing operations in Middletown, Connecticut. ...
  • A chemical compound is a pure chemical substance consisting of two or more different chemical elements that can be separated into simpler substances by chemical reactions. ...
  • Compound when applied to a human habitat refers to a cluster of buildings in an enclosure, having a shared or associated purpose, such as the houses of an extended family (e.g. the Kennedy Compound for the Kennedy family). ...