- present tense form of compound (3rd person singular).
compounds
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Using this strategy, the team created a family of compounds known as prosthe6.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 28, 2026
Two compounds in particular, prosthe6-12 and prosthe6-15, produced especially promising results.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 28, 2026
In nature, there are compounds that are able to hook up with flat proteins like RAS by first latching onto a “helper” protein inside of human cells.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
Participating in a larger slice of the industry downstream of those chips, including lease backstops, residual-value guarantees and even equity stakes in customers, compounds the risks of an eventual weakening in AI chip demand.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
Mr. Landau starts talking about chemical compounds and genetic differences, and everyone is bouncing in their seats.
From "Liar & Spy" by Rebecca Stead
