compounding

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. present participle and gerund of compound
noun
  1. An accumulation of compound interest.
  2. The act of mixing or combining substances to make a compound, such as a medicine
  3. The use of steam more than once in a steam engine or turbine, in additional low-pressure cylinders etc.

Word forms

compounding compoundings

Derived words

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