'compound' in a sentence

: consisting of two or more substances or ingredients or elements or parts

: composed of many distinct individuals united to form a whole or colony

: composed of more than one part

: 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)

: a word (as anthropology, kilocycle, builder) consisting of any of various combinations of words, combining forms, or affixes.

: make more intense, stronger, or more marked

: put or add together

: calculate principal and interest

: create by mixing or combining

: combine so as to form a whole; mix