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Synonyms for compound

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Synonyms for compound

consisting of two or more interconnected parts

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Synonyms for compound

a whole formed by a union of two or more elements or parts

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(chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight

an enclosure of residences and other building (especially in the Orient)

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make more intense, stronger, or more marked

put or add together

calculate principal and interest

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create by mixing or combining

composed of more than one part

consisting of two or more substances or ingredients or elements or parts

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composed of many distinct individuals united to form a whole or colony

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Hyde had a song upon his lips as he compounded the draught, and as he drank it, pledged the dead man.
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Ancient Greek Verb-Initial Compounds: Their Diachronic Development Within the Greek Compound System
With ten mixers in four locations, including separate black and color buildings, specialty compounding, gear-pump straining, calendering and more, this company is said to be able to make practically any elastomeric compound. Custom compounds are said to be backed by a full complement of high-performance services, including flexible delivery arrangements, product development resources, technical support and more.
An 85-year-old vial of oil from a whaling ship has revealed that a mysterious group of organic chemicals resembling human-made compounds are naturally produced in the sea.
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From his viewpoint as the medical school's associate dean of research, the northern boreal forest is a vast natural warehouse of untapped plant and micro-organism compounds that could lead to the discovery of new drugs.
At an actual screening site, detection of active compounds (compounds that are effective for drug purposes when they interact with protein in some form) is rare, thus discovery of active compounds has been one of the issues with conventional screening methods such as random screening to date.
A class of widely used fragrances that are considered nontoxic may pose a hidden threat to human health by enhancing the effects of compounds that are toxic--a paradox discovered by Stanford University researchers Till Luckenbach and David Epel in a recent study of synthetic musk compounds [EHP 113:17-24].
Peplin Biotech Ltd [ASX: PEP], Brisbane, Australia, has acquired a promising portfolio of potential therapeutic products comprising new synthetic, engineered polyunsaturated fatty acid (EPUFA) compounds. These compounds are the product of an extensive research program at the Women's & Children's Hospital (WCH) in Adelaide.
This high performance fluoroelastomer custom mixing specialist offers 16 quick turnaround stocked fluoroelastomer molding compounds ranging in durometer from 49 to 90, including nine compounds with a 66% fluorine content; two compounds with a 68% fluorine content; four compounds with a 70% fluorine content; four compounds that are FDA designed; two low temperature compounds; one ETP compound; and one FEPM compound.
Farrel Advex systems for advanced post-reactor processing of polymer resins and compounds permit on-line adjustments even of bimodal HDPEs and metallocene-based compounds.
A new class of compounds created by researchers in Canada and the United States switches between clingy and nonclingy forms upon exposure to common gases, including air.
The AhR agonist activities of the compounds (1 and 10 [micro]M) were as high as 25% of the maximal response induced by 5 nM 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD), and their potencies were dependent on cell context.