Compound (original) (raw)

• In chemistry, a compound is a chemical combination of two or more elements. See chemical compound and list of compounds.
• In morphology a compound is a word that consists of more than one word, for example summertime.
  See compound verb
  See compound noun and adjective
  Not to be confused with a complex phrase.
• In botany, a plant with compound leaves has an array of small, symmetrically-arranged leaflets on each stem, while a plant with simple leaves has one leaf per stem.
• In economy see Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR).
• In music a compound interval is an interval which exceeds or is wider than one octave, contrasted with a simple interval which lies within one octave.

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