Definition of compound

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Compound (v. t.) To settle amicably; to adjust by agreement; to compromise; to discharge from obligation upon terms different from those which were stipulated; as, to compound a debt..

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Hydrochloric :: Hydrochloric (a.) Pertaining to, or compounded of, chlorine and hydrogen gas; as, hydrochloric acid; chlorhydric..
Electer :: Electer (n.) A metallic substance compounded of gold and silver; an alloy.
Zoophyte :: Zoophyte (v. i.) Any one of numerous species of invertebrate animals which more or less resemble plants in appearance, or mode of growth, as the corals, gorgonians, sea anemones, hydroids, bryozoans, sponges, etc., especially any of those that form compound colonies having a branched or treelike form, as many corals and hydroids..
Tantalic :: Tantalic (a.) Of or pertaining to tantalum; derived from, or containing, tantalum; specifically, designating any one of a series of acids analogous to nitric acid and the polyacid compounds of phosphorus..
Terbic :: Terbic (a.) Of, pertaining to, or containing, terbium; also, designating certain of its compounds..
Raff :: Raff (n.) The sweepings of society; the rabble; the mob; -- chiefly used in the compound or duplicate, riffraff..
Bichloride :: Bichloride (n.) A compound consisting of two atoms of chlorine with one or more atoms of another element; -- called also dichloride.
Xanthide :: Xanthide (n.) A compound or derivative of xanthogen.
Indazol :: Indazol (n.) A nitrogenous compound, C7H6N2, analogous to indol, and produced from a diazo derivative or cinnamic acid..
Mercurification :: Mercurification (n.) The act or process of compounding, or the state of being compounded, with mercury..
Cyanogen :: Cyanogen (n.) A colorless, inflammable, poisonous gas, C2N2, with a peach-blossom odor, so called from its tendency to form blue compounds; obtained by heating ammonium oxalate, mercuric cyanide, etc. It is obtained in combination, forming an alkaline cyanide when nitrogen or a nitrogenous compound is strongly ignited with carbon and soda or potash. It conducts itself like a member of the halogen group of elements, and shows a tendency to form complex compounds. The name is also applied to the u
Chalk :: Chalk (n.) Finely prepared chalk, used as a drawing implement; also, by extension, a compound, as of clay and black lead, or the like, used in the same manner. See Crayon..
Incomposite :: Incomposite (a.) Not composite; uncompounded; simple.
Ethide :: Ethide (n.) Any compound of ethyl of a binary type; as, potassium ethide..
Usquebaugh :: Usquebaugh (a.) A liquor compounded of brandy, or other strong spirit, raisins, cinnamon and other spices..
Elementary :: Elementary (a.) Having only one principle or constituent part; consisting of a single element; simple; uncompounded; as, an elementary substance..
Individual :: Individual (n.) An independent, or partially independent, zooid of a compound animal..
Corneule :: Corneule (n.) One of the corneas of a compound eye in the invertebrates.
Agglutinative :: Agglutinative (a.) Formed or characterized by agglutination, as a language or a compound..
Deutoxide :: Deutoxide (n.) A compound containing in the molecule two atoms of oxygen united with some other element or radical; -- usually called dioxide, or less frequently, binoxide..
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