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Compound

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Compound may refer to:

Architecture and built environments

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Government and law

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Linguistics

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Science, technology, and mathematics

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Biology and medicine

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  • 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

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Vehicles and engines

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  • 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

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