8 example sentences using compound.
Compound used in a sentence
Compound in a sentence as a noun
What about compound files, with data chopped out of them?
Our culture / society / economy doesn't need to compound their reward of being first with a 20 year exclusive.
* Lead was strengthened over time until it was isolated that bin Laden was in a compound in Pakistan.
Compound in a sentence as a verb
One thing I just discovered is that the tires, 21" super-soft compound high-performance Michelins, only last 20,000 miles and cost $2900 to replace.
I'm going to try to raise money to bring an IP-unrestricted anticancer compound up to the point of FDA clinical trials.
The faster you get things done, and the more thorough and error-free they are, the more ideas you can execute on, which means you will learn faster in the future too. Over the long term, programming skill is like compound interest.
Compound in a sentence as an adjective
The article reports, "Turner said a 'magic pill' that reverses ageing is several years away, partially due to the cost of the compound, which would be about $50,000 a day for a human.
Eliminating corporate taxes isn't exactly what you want: It would turn corporations into tax shelters, allowing investments to compound at a faster rate.
Compound definitions
a whole formed by a union of two or more elements or parts
(chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight
an enclosure of residences and other building (especially in the Orient)
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"
put or add together; "combine resources"
See also: combine
calculate principal and interest
create by mixing or combining
combine so as to form a whole; mix; "compound the ingredients"
See also: combine
composed of more than one part; "compound leaves are composed of several lobes; "compound flower heads"
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"
composed of many distinct individuals united to form a whole or colony; "coral is a colonial organism"
See also: colonial