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com·pound
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bahuvrihi
a class of compound words consisting of two elements the first of which is a specific feature of the second -
chelate
a coordination compound in which a metal atom or ion is bound to a ligand at two or more points on the ligand, so as to form a heterocyclic ring containing a metal atom -
inclusion complex
a solid solution in which molecules of one compound occupy places in the crystal lattice of another compound. Compare adduct (def 2). -
ring compound
a compound whose structural formula contains a closed chain or ring of atoms; a cyclic compound. Compare cyclic (def 3). -
tatpurusha
a compound of two words in which the first is an attributive noun and the second a substantive, as bookcase, aircraft, or flowerpot. -