Compound vs. Solution

Compoundnoun

an enclosure within which workers, prisoners, or soldiers are confined

Compoundnoun

a group of buildings situated close together, e.g. for a school or block of offices

Compoundnoun

Anything made by combining several things.

Compoundnoun

A substance made from any combination elements.

Compoundnoun

(chemistry) A substance formed by chemical union of two or more ingredients in definite proportions by weight.

Compoundnoun

(linguistics) A lexeme that consists of more than one stem; compound word; for example laptop, formed from lap and top.

Compoundnoun

(rail) a compound locomotive, a steam locomotive with both high-pressure and low-pressure cylinders.

Compoundadjective

composed of elements; not simple

Compoundadjective

(math) dealing with numbers of various denominations of quantity, or with processes more complex than the simple process

Compoundadjective

(music) An octave higher than originally (i.e. a compound major second is equivalent to a major ninth).

Compoundverb

(transitive) To form (a resulting mixture) by combining different elements, ingredients, or parts.

Compoundverb

(transitive) To assemble (ingredients) into a whole; to combine, mix, or unite.

Compoundverb

(transitive) To modify or change by combination with some other thing or part; to mingle with something else.

Compoundverb

To settle by agreeing on less than the claim, or on different terms than those stipulated.

Compoundverb

(transitive) To settle amicably; to adjust by agreement; to compromise.

Compoundverb

(intransitive) 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.

Compoundverb

To compose; to constitute.

Compoundverb

To increase in value with interest, where the interest is earned on both the principal sum and prior earned interest.

Compoundverb

(transitive) To worsen a situation

Compoundnoun

In the East Indies, an inclosure containing a house, outbuildings, etc.

Compoundnoun

That which is compounded or formed by the union or mixture of elements ingredients, or parts; a combination of simples; a compound word; the result of composition.

Compoundnoun

A union of two or more ingredients in definite proportions by weight, so combined as to form a distinct substance; as, water is a compound of oxygen and hydrogen.

Compoundverb

To form or make by combining different elements, ingredients, or parts; as, to compound a medicine.

Compoundverb

To put together, as elements, ingredients, or parts, in order to form a whole; to combine, mix, or unite.

Compoundverb

To modify or change by combination with some other thing or part; to mingle with something else.

Compoundverb

To compose; to constitute.

Compoundverb

To settle amicably; to adjust by agreement; to compromise; to discharge from obligation upon terms different from those which were stipulated; as, to compound a debt.

Compoundverb

To effect a composition; 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.

Compoundadjective

Composed of two or more elements, ingredients, parts; produced by the union of several ingredients, parts, or things; composite; as, a compound word.

Compoundnoun

(chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight

Compoundnoun

a whole formed by a union of two or more elements or parts

Compoundnoun

an enclosure of residences and other building (especially in the Orient)

Compoundverb

make more intense, stronger, or more marked;

Compoundverb

put or add together;

Compoundverb

calculate principal and interest

Compoundverb

create by mixing or combining

Compoundverb

combine so as to form a whole; mix;

Compoundadjective

of leaf shapes; of leaves composed of several similar parts or lobes

Compoundadjective

consisting of two or more substances or ingredients or elements or parts;

Compoundadjective

composed of many distinct individuals united to form a whole or colony;

Solutionnoun

A homogeneous mixture, which may be liquid, gas or solid, formed by dissolving one or more substances.

Solutionnoun

An act, plan or other means, used or proposed, to solve a problem.

Solutionnoun

The answer to a problem.

Solutionnoun

(marketing) A product, service or suite thereof.

Solutionnoun

Satisfaction of a claim or debt.

Solutionnoun

The act of dissolving, especially of a solid by a fluid; dissolution.

Solutionnoun

The act of separating the parts of any body, or the condition of undergoing a separation of parts; disruption; breach.

Solutionnoun

The act of solving, or the state of being solved; the disentanglement of any intricate problem or difficult question; explanation; clearing up; - used especially in mathematics, either of the process of solving an equation or problem, or the result of the process.

Solutionnoun

The state of being dissolved or disintegrated; resolution; disintegration.

Solutionnoun

The act or process by which a body (whether solid, liquid, or gaseous) is absorbed into a liquid, and, remaining or becoming fluid, is diffused throughout the solvent; also, the product resulting from such absorption.

Solutionnoun

Release; deliverance; discharge.

Solutionnoun

The termination of a disease; resolution.

Solutionnoun

a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances; frequently (but not necessarily) a liquid solution;

Solutionnoun

a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem;

Solutionnoun

a method for solving a problem;

Solutionnoun

the set of values that give a true statement when substituted into an equation

Solutionnoun

the successful action of solving a problem;