Disambiguation

Compound

Compound may refer to one of the following:

Chemical compound — Substance composed of multiple chemically bonded elements
Compound (linguistics) — Lexeme (word or sign) that consists of more than one stem
Compound engine — Type of engine

Compound (enclosure) — Enclosed cluster of associated buildings
Compound (fortification) — Type of fortification
Compound (migrant labour) — Residential area for labourers in South Africa
Compound bow — Type of bow for archery
Compound chocolate — Combination of cocoa, vegetable fat and sweeteners
Compound interest — Compounding sum paid for the use of money
Committee for Compounding with Delinquents — Organisation handling confiscating of Royalist estates during the English Civil War

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