chemical compound

Noun

Meaning

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

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

compound atom chemical alcohol formaldehyde alkaloid preservative saltpetre vinegar calcium carbonate chemical bond saltpeter organic compound chemical substance binary compound
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Hypernyms

chemical chemical substance

Hyponyms

telluride quartz alkali complex base salt

Examples

A drug is not bad. A drug is a chemical compound. The problem comes in when people who take drugs treat them like a license to behave like an asshole. Frank Zappa

Science views the blood-building and character-influencing ur-organism "water" merely as a chemical compound and provides millions of people with a liquid prepared from this point of view, which is everything but healthy water. Viktor Schauberger

Success is little more than a chemical compound of man with moment. Philip Guedalla

A drug is neither moral nor immoral -- it's a chemical compound. The compound itself is not a menace to society until a human being treats it as if consumption bestowed a temporary license to act like an asshole. Frank Zappa

Close letter words and terms

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