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Compound may refer to:
Compound (chemistry), a combination of two or more elements
Compound (enclosure), 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 (linguistics), a word that consists of more than one radical element
Compound (music), an attribute of an interval or time signature
Compounding, the mixing of drugs in pharmacy
Polyhedral compound, a polyhedron composed of multiple polyhedra sharing the same centre
Compound may also refer to:
Compound chocolate, a chocolate substitute
Compound fracture, complete fractures of bone where at least one fragment has damaged the skin, soft tissue or surrounding body cavity
Compound interest, unpaid interest that is added to the principal so that subsequent interest is calculated on the grossed amount
Compound locomotive, a locomotive in which exhaust steam is recycled in a low pressure cylinder or cylinders
Compound sentence (linguistics), a type of sentence made up of two or more independent clauses and no subordinate (dependent) clauses
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