Compound
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Redirected from Compounds) Jump to: navigation, searchCompound may refer to:
- Chemical compounds 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. Chemical compounds have a unique and defined chemical structure; they consist of a fixed ratio of atoms that are held together in a defined spatial arrangement by chemical bonds, combinations of two or more elements
- Compound (enclosure) 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. The enclosure may be a wall, a fence, a hedge or some other structure, or it may be formed by the buildings themselves, when they are built around an open area or joined, a cluster of buildings having a shared purpose, usually inside a fence or wall
- Compound (fortification), a version of the above fortified with defensive structures
- Compound bow The limbs of a compound bow are usually much stiffer than those of a recurve bow or longbow. This limb stiffness makes the compound bow more energy efficient than other bows, but the limbs are too stiff to be drawn comfortably with a string attached directly to them. The compound bow has the string attached to the pulleys , one or both of which, a type of bow for archery
- Compound (linguistics) In linguistics, a compound is a lexeme that consists of more than one stem. Compounding or composition is the word-formation that creates compound lexemes (the other word-formation process being derivation). Compounding or Word-compounding refers to the faculty and device of language to form new words by combining or putting together old words. In, a word that consists of more than one radical element
- Compound (migrant labour), a hostel for migrant workers such as those historically connected with mines in South Africa
- Compound (music) In music, compound refers to an interval or time signature, an attribute of an interval or time signature
- Compounding Compounding is the mixing of drugs by a pharmacist, physician, or veterinarian to fit the unique needs of a patient. This may be done for medically necessary reasons, such as to change the form of the medication from a solid pill to a liquid, to avoid a non-essential ingredient that the patient is allergic to, or to obtain the exact dose needed, the mixing of drugs in pharmacy
- Polyhedral compound A polyhedral compound is a polyhedron that is itself composed of several other polyhedra sharing a common centre. They are the three-dimensional analogs of polygonal compounds such as the hexagram, a polyhedron composed of multiple polyhedra sharing the same centre
Compound may also refer to:
- Compound chocolate Compound chocolate is a less expensive chocolate replacement made from a combination of cocoa, vegetable fat, and sweeteners. It may also be known as chocolate confectionery, confectioner's chocolate, or chocolatey coating when used as a coating for candy, a chocolate substitute
- Compound fracture A bone fracture is a medical condition in which there is a break in the continuity of the bone. While many fractures are the result of high force impact or stress, bone fracture can also occur as a result of certain medical conditions that weaken the bones, such as osteoporosis, certain types of cancer, or osteogenesis imperfecta, where the, complete fractures of bone where at least one fragment has damaged the skin, soft tissue or surrounding body cavity
- Compound interest Compound interest arises when interest is added to the principal, so that from that moment on, the interest that has been added also itself earns interest. This addition of interest to the principal is called compounding . A loan, for example, may have its interest compounded every month: in this case, a loan with $100 initial principal and 1%, unpaid interest that is added to the principal so that subsequent interest is calculated on the grossed amount
- Compound engine A compound engine unit is a type of steam engine where steam is expanded in two or more phases. A typical arrangement for a compound engine is that the steam is first expanded in a high-pressure cylinder, then having given up heat and losing pressure, it exhausts directly into one or more larger volume low-pressure (LP) cylinders. Multiple-, a steam engine in which steam is expanded through a series ot two or three cylinders before exhaust.
- Compound sentence (linguistics) In the English language, a compound sentence is composed of at least two independent clauses. It does not require a dependent clause. The clauses are joined by a coordinating conjunction , a correlative conjunction (with or without a comma), or a semicolon that functions as a conjunction. A conjunction can be used to make a compound sentence. The, a type of sentence made up of two or more independent clauses and no subordinate (dependent) clauses
- Compound word In linguistics, a compound is a lexeme that consists of more than one stem. Compounding or composition is the word-formation that creates compound lexemes (the other word-formation process being derivation). Compounding or Word-compounding refers to the faculty and device of language to form new words by combining or putting together old words. In, a word formed from two or more other words
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