COMPOUND


Meaning of COMPOUND in English

I.

noun

1 chemical

ADJECTIVE

▪ chemical

Scientists have produced a new chemical ~.

▪ inorganic , organic

▪ synthetic

▪ natural

▪ molecular , simple

Dalton believed that the simplest ~ of two elements must have one atom of each.

▪ active , toxic , volatile

▪ carbon , iron , etc.

VERB + COMPOUND

▪ form , make , produce

At the right temperature, the chemicals will form a ~.

▪ develop , synthesize

▪ discover , identify

▪ isolate

COMPOUND + VERB

▪ contain sth

▪ be derived from sth , be found in sth , derive from sth , occur

~s derived from rainforest plants

PREPOSITION

▪ ~ of

a ~ of oxygen and hydrogen

2 area of land and buildings

ADJECTIVE

▪ military , palace , prison

▪ secure , walled

Police are investigating a raid on a secure ~.

PREPOSITION

▪ in a/the ~ , inside a/the ~

life inside the prison ~

II.

verb

Compound is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ effect , ↑ error , ↑ problem , ↑ situation

III.

adj.

Compound is used with these nouns: ↑ fracture , ↑ interest , ↑ word

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .