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Definition compound in British English
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noun
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noun
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
/ˈkɒmpaʊnd/
1
a chemical substance that consists of two or more elements that together form a molecule. Each different compound has a fixed ratio of elements. For example the water compound (H2O) consists of two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom
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something that consists of two or more substances mixed together
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2
a combination of things
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3
an enclosed area where a particular group of people live, or where people such as soldiers and prisoners can exercise
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