Compound

Compound may refer to:

Architecture and built environments

 * Compound (enclosure), a cluster of buildings having a shared purpose, usually inside a fence or wall
 * Compound (fortification), a version of the above fortified with defensive structures
 * Compound (migrant labour), a hostel for migrant workers such as those historically connected with mines in South Africa
 * The Compound, an area of Palm Bay, Florida, US
 * Komboni or compound, a type of slum in Zambia

Government and law

 * Composition (fine), a legal procedure in use after the English Civil War
 * Committee for Compounding with Delinquents, an English Civil War institution that allowed Parliament to compound the estates of Royalists
 * Compounding treason, an offence under the common law of England
 * Compounding a felony, a previous offense under the common law of England

Linguistics

 * Compound (linguistics), a word that consists of more than one radical element
 * Compound sentence (linguistics), a type of sentence made up of two or more independent clauses and no subordinate (dependent) clauses

Biology and medicine

 * Compounding, the mixing of drugs in pharmacy
 * Compound fracture, a complete fractures of bone where at least one fragment has damaged the skin, soft tissue or surrounding body cavity
 * Compound leaf, a type of leaf being divided into smaller leaflets

Chemistry and materials science

 * Chemical compound, combination of two or more elements
 * Plastic compounding, a method of preparing plastic formulations

Vehicles and engines

 * Compound engine, a steam engine in which steam is expanded through a series of two or three cylinders before exhaust
 * Turbo-compound engine, an internal combustion engine where exhaust gases expand through power-turbines
 * Compounding pressure, a method in which pressure in a steam turbine is made to drop in a number of stages

Other uses in science, technology, and mathematics

 * Compound bow, a type of bow for archery
 * Polyhedral compound, a polyhedron composed of multiple polyhedra sharing the same centre

Common names

 * Compound (music), an attribute of a time signature
 * Compound interest, in finance, unpaid interest that is added to the principal
 * Compound chocolate, an inexpensive chocolate substitute that uses cocoa but excludes cocoa butter

Proper names

 * The Compound (book), a 2008 young adult novel by S. A. Bodeen
 * Compound (company), a venture capital firm previously known as Metamorphic Ventures
 * Eisenhuth Horseless Vehicle Company, or Compound, a former US automobile manufacturer