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chemical compound

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.03 in modern English

Syllables
chem-i-cal -com-pound
IPA
32
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
5
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any substance formed by the union of two or more chemical elements in a fixed ratio, the union being a chemical bond.

noun

Any single substance, either compound or element.

Informal

Usage

Inflected Forms

chemical compounds (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

molecule

Synonyms

chemical chemical compound compound

Antonyms

elementary substance

Questions

What does chemical compound mean?
Any substance formed by the union of two or more chemical elements in a fixed ratio, the union being a chemical bond.

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