# compounds

Pronunciation: say "KOM-powndz" US /ˈkɑmpaʊndz/, UK /ˈkɒmpaʊndz/

## Noun

1. Plural of compound. — plural of compound
   - Simple: Plural of compound. Use this form when you mean more than one.
   - _Chemists synthesized several new compounds during the trial._
   - _Many flavors in ripe fruit come from volatile aromatic compounds._

## Verb

Pronunciation: say "kuhm-POWNDZ" /kəmˈpaʊndz/

2. Third-person singular simple present indicative of compound. — third-person singular simple present indicative of compound
   - Simple: Third-person singular simple present of compound. Use it with he, she, or it.
   - _The bank compounds interest monthly rather than once a year._
   - _Poor sleep compounds the stress that workers already feel._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/compounds (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).