Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun the act of combining things.
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- verb Present participle of
compound . - noun An
accumulation ofcompound interest .
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- noun the act of combining things to form a new whole
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Examples
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Milloy doesn't even seem to be aware that what he calls compounding problems is an opportunity for synergy - learning more about developmental regulation can help us solve problems in cancer, and learning more about the de - and re-differentiation of cancer cells can help us better understand how to switch developmental fates.
Planet Atheism 2009
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Milloy doesn't even seem to be aware that what he calls compounding problems is an opportunity for synergy - learning more about developmental regulation can help us solve problems in cancer, and learning more about the de - and re-differentiation of cancer cells can help us better understand how to switch developmental fates.
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More if you are older, sorry, compounding is amazing, but you need to start early for the greatest effect.
Automate Unexpected Costs With A "Stupid Mistakes" Sub-Account | Lifehacker Australia 2010
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In the title above is a link to another Boston Globe article today reporting on the decision by US District Judge Robert Junell (5th Circuit, W.D. Texas) on the case between the FDA and several compounding pharmacists over whether the FDA has jurisdiction to regulate the specialty drugs created in compounding pharmacies as a new medicine.
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"The power of compounding is a magical, wonderful thing," Franklin says.
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Part of the power of Miss Montgomery – and the largest part – is due to her skill in compounding humor and pathos.
Further Chronicles of Avonlea Lucy Maud 1920
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And now, while our hostess of this evening busied herself in compounding these sweet mysteries, the old man related to us the following love passage of his earlier days, which I shall give in my own language, although his original expressions rendered it infinitely more interesting.
Sketches and Tales Illustrative of Life in the Backwoods of New Brunswick, North America Frederick 1845
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PAC plans also deliver the benefit of long-term compounding.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed ROB CARRICK 2011
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PAC plans also deliver the benefit of long-term compounding.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed ROB CARRICK 2011
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While this concept is valid, investors should not rush in blindly and purchase any type of asset for long-term compounding of their wealth.
unknown title 2011
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