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compound

1
1. a substance that contains atoms of two or more chemical elements held together by chemical bonds
2. Music
a. denoting a time in which the number of beats per bar is a multiple of three
b. (of an interval) greater than an octave
3. Zoology another word for colonial
4. (of a steam engine, turbine, etc.) having multiple stages in which the steam or working fluid from one stage is used in a subsequent stage
5. (of a piston engine) having a turbocharger powered by a turbine in the exhaust stream

compound

2
(formerly in India, China, etc.) the enclosure in which a European's house or factory stood
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compound

[′käm‚pau̇nd]
(chemistry)
A substance whose molecules consist of unlike atoms and whose constituents cannot be separated by physical means. Also known as chemical compound.
(petroleum engineering)
A power transmission mechanism that transfers power from the engines to the pump, drawworks, and other machinery on a drilling rig.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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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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Tribulato provides a study of the diachronic development of compounds with a verbal first constituent (V1 compounds) in Ancient Greek with a special focus on issues of compound orientation.
Ancient Greek Verb-Initial Compounds: Their Diachronic Development Within the Greek Compound System
It is recommended to vary application rates of the vein reduction compounds. This is usually determined by the density of the compound, design of the core or severity of the defect (vein or other expansion defect).
Reducing surface defects with proper vein reduction: while vein reduction compounds can lead to improvements in iron castings--such as reduction in metal penetration and core erosion--they can result in varying degrees of tensile property reduction
Compound interest, on the other hand, is the interest earned on the principal plus interest that was earned earlier.
The power of compounding
This firm uses a small controlled batch size to maximize and control the compound dispersion.
High performance fluoroelastomer mixing
Melting, mixing, homogenizing, and discharging of the compound, once it has reached a predetermined temperature, are carried out in second zone.
Compounding and mixing systems
This illustrates the high sensitivity of the reporter gene assays for detecting AhR agonists and suggests that relative compound potencies in this assay may be different for other AhR-mediated responses (Figure 5).
Flavonoids as aryl hydrocarbon receptor agonists/antagonists: effects of structure and cell context
The most significant result of the field study is that no detectable (quantifiable) concentrations of any organic compound in the 45,000 compound library searched was found in any well at any of the four landfills studied.
Determining the presence of organic compounds in foundry waste leachates
Biodegradable, Photodegradable Resins and Compounds
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Smrcka's team is now further investigating the morphine-enhancing compound. While the specific compounds that the team has so far identified may not become drugs, the study indicates the potential for small molecules to modify the many existing drugs that work by influencing G-protein-coupled receptors, Smrcka says.
Picking pathways: small molecule boosts morphine effect
We examined 20-30 embryos for each compound, at each concentration, and for each experimental paradigm.
Environmental estrogens alter early development in Xenopus laevis. (Research)

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