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vt com·pound \käm-ˈpau̇nd, kəm-ˈ, ˈkäm-ˌ\

Medical Definition of COMPOUND

:  to form by combining parts <compound a medicine>

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10 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) compound (transitive verb)
  2. 2) compound (adjective)
  3. 3) compound (noun)
  4. compound benzoin tincture (noun)
  5. compound fracture (noun)
  6. compound microscope (noun)
  7. coordination compound (noun)
  8. quaternary ammonium compound (noun)
  9. quaternary (adjective)
  10. quaternary (noun)
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