Compound - Definition

adj 1: composed of more than one part; "compound leaves are
composed of several lobes; "compound flower heads" [ant:
simple, unsubdivided]
2: 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"
3: composed of many distinct individuals united to form a whole
or colony; "coral is a colonial organism" [syn: colonial,
compound]
n 1: a whole formed by a union of two or more elements or parts
2: (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or
more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight
[syn: compound, chemical compound]
3: an enclosure of residences and other building (especially in
the Orient)
v 1: 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" [syn:
intensify, compound, heighten, deepen]
2: put or add together; "combine resources" [syn: compound,
combine]
3: calculate principal and interest
4: create by mixing or combining
5: combine so as to form a whole; mix; "compound the
ingredients" [syn: compound, combine]