English-Danish translations for compound

  • stofBortset fra strålingen er forarmet uran et kemisk toksisk stof. Apart from the radiation, DU is a chemical toxic compound. Hvad angår den almindelige brug af dette stof overskygger omkostningerne for samfundet langt de eventuelle materielle fordele. As far as the common usage of this compound is concerned, the cost to society far outweighs any material benefits. Selv om der i titlen henvises til kemiske forbindelser, nævnes de ikke i artikel 3, hvor der i stedet for gives en definition af et stof. Although the title refers to chemical compounds, Article 3 makes no mention of them, and instead gives a definition of a substance.

Definition of compound

  • an enclosure within which workers, prisoners, or soldiers are confined
  • composed of elements; not simple
  • dealing with numbers of various denominations of quantity, or with processes more complex than the simple process
  • An octave higher than originally (i.e. a compound major second is equivalent to a major ninth
  • Anything made by combining several things
  • A substance formed by chemical union of two or more ingredients in definite proportions by weight
  • a , a steam locomotive with both high-pressure and low-pressure cylinders
  • To form by combining different elements, ingredients, or parts
  • To assemble into a whole; to combine, mix, or unite
  • To modify or change by combination with some other thing or part; to mingle with something else
  • To settle by agreeing on less than the claim, or on different terms than those stipulated
  • To settle amicably; to adjust by agreement; to compromise
  • To come to terms of agreement; to agree; to settle by a compromise; usually followed by ''with'before the person participating, and ''for'before the thing compounded or the consideration
  • To compose; to constitute
  • To increase in value with interest, where the interest is earned on both the principal sum and prior earned interest
  • Of a horse: to fail to maintain speed

Examples

  • a compound word
  • compound addition; compound proportion
  • to compound a medicine
  • to compound a debt

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