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{{wiktionary|compound}} '''Compound''' may refer to: {{tocright}} <!--Organinzed per [[WP:LONGDAB]]--> ==Architecture and built environments== * [[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 (migrant labour)]], a hostel for migrant workers such as those historically connected with mines in South Africa * [[The Compound]], an area of Palm Bay, Florida, US * [[Komboni]] or compound, a type of slum in Zambia ==Government and law== * [[Composition (fine)]], a legal procedure in use after the English Civil War ** [[Committee for Compounding with Delinquents]], an English Civil War institution that allowed Parliament to compound the estates of Royalists * [[Compounding treason]], an offence under the common law of England * [[Compounding a felony]], a previous offense under the common law of England ==Linguistics== * [[Compound (linguistics)]], a word that consists of more than one radical element * [[Compound sentence (linguistics)]], a type of sentence made up of two or more independent clauses and no subordinate (dependent) clauses ==Science, technology, and mathematics== ===Biology and medicine=== * [[Compounding]], the mixing of drugs in pharmacy * [[Compound fracture]], a complete fractures of bone where at least one fragment has damaged the skin, soft tissue or surrounding body cavity * [[Compound leaf]], a type of leaf being divided into smaller leaflets ===Chemistry and materials science=== * [[Chemical compound]], combination of two or more elements * [[Plastic compounding]], a method of preparing plastic formulations ===Vehicles and engines=== * [[Compound engine]], a steam engine in which steam is expanded through a series of two or three cylinders before exhaust * [[Turbo-compound engine]], an internal combustion engine where exhaust gases expand through power-turbines * [[Compounding pressure]], a method in which pressure in a steam turbine is made to drop in a number of stages ===Other uses in science, technology, and mathematics=== * [[Compound bow]], a type of bow for archery * [[Polyhedral compound]], a polyhedron composed of multiple polyhedra sharing the same centre ==Other uses== ===Common names=== * [[Compound (music)]], an attribute of a time signature * [[Compound interest]], in finance, unpaid interest that is added to the principal * [[Compound chocolate]], an inexpensive chocolate substitute that uses cocoa but excludes cocoa butter ===Proper names=== * [[The Compound (book)|''The Compound'' (book)]], a 2008 young adult novel by S. A. Bodeen * [[Compound (company)]], a venture capital firm previously known as Metamorphic Ventures * [[Eisenhuth Horseless Vehicle Company]], or Compound, a former US automobile manufacturer <!--Organinzed per [[WP:LONGDAB]]--> ==See also== * [[Compound operation (disambiguation)]] * [[Composite (disambiguation)]] {{disambiguation}}
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