Definition of composition

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Composition (n.) The act or art of composing, or forming a whole or integral, by placing together and uniting different things, parts, or ingredients..

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Dramatist :: Dramatist (n.) The author of a dramatic composition; a writer of plays.
Theme :: Theme (n.) The leading subject of a composition or a movement.
Sponginess :: Spongin (n.) The chemical basis of sponge tissue, a nitrogenous, hornlike substance which on decomposition with sulphuric acid yields leucin and glycocoll..
Confiture :: Confiture (n.) Composition; preparation, as of a drug, or confection; a sweetmeat..
Eucalyn :: Eucalyn (n.) An unfermentable sugar, obtained as an uncrystallizable sirup by the decomposition of melitose; also obtained from a Tasmanian eucalyptus, -- whence its name..
Etude :: Etude (n.) A composition in the fine arts which is intended, or may serve, for a study..
Boned :: Boned (a.) Having (such) bones; -- used in composition; as, big-boned; strong-boned..
Keratose :: Keratose (n.) A tough, horny animal substance entering into the composition of the skeleton of sponges, and other invertebrates; -- called also keratode..
Pythocenic :: Pythocenic (a.) Producing decomposition, as diseases which are supposed to be accompanied or caused by decomposition..
Compost :: Compost (n.) A mixture for fertilizing land; esp., a composition of various substances (as muck, mold, lime, and stable manure) thoroughly mingled and decomposed, as in a compost heap..
Mass :: Mass (n.) The portions of the Mass usually set to music, considered as a musical composition; -- namely, the Kyrie, the Gloria, the Credo, the Sanctus, and the Agnus Dei, besides sometimes an Offertory and the Benedictus..
Histozyme :: Histozyme (n.) A soluble ferment occurring in the animal body, to the presence of which many normal decompositions and synthetical processes are supposed to be due..
Sherd :: Sherd (n.) A fragment; -- now used only in composition, as in potsherd. See Shard..
Star :: Star (n.) A composition of combustible matter used in the heading of rockets, in mines, etc., which, exploding in the air, presents a starlike appearance..
Rocket :: Rocket (n.) An artificial firework consisting of a cylindrical case of paper or metal filled with a composition of combustible ingredients, as niter, charcoal, and sulphur, and fastened to a guiding stick. The rocket is projected through the air by the force arising from the expansion of the gases liberated by combustion of the composition. Rockets are used as projectiles for various purposes, for signals, and also for pyrotechnic display..
Incompatible :: Incompatible (n.) An incompatible substance; esp., in pl., things which can not be placed or used together because of a change of chemical composition or of opposing medicinal qualities; as, the incompatibles of iron..
Hurst :: Hurst (n.) A wood or grove; -- a word used in the composition of many names, as in Hazlehurst..
Octet :: Octet (n.) A composition for eight parts, usually for eight solo instruments or voices..
Necked :: Necked (a.) Having (such) a neck; -- chiefly used in composition; as, stiff-necked..
Sinapine :: Sinapine (n.) An alkaloid occuring in the seeds of mustard. It is extracted, in combination with sulphocyanic acid, as a white crystalline substance, having a hot, bitter taste. When sinapine is isolated it is unstable and undergoes decomposition..
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