- present tense form of compound (3rd person singular).
compounds
Example Sentences
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Terpenes are natural compounds responsible for the scent and flavor of many plants.
From Science Daily • Jun. 20, 2026
California and Los Angeles County are considering whether to tighten regulations or ban the compounds altogether.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2026
More than 130,000 molecules have already been listed, linking food compounds to human proteins, gut microbes and disease processes.
From Science Daily • Jun. 17, 2026
The company is developing treatments for chronic pain, working on compounds aimed at offering meaningful pain relief while avoiding the central nervous system effects that come with many existing therapeutics, it says.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 17, 2026
But people in laboratories are working on new materials, such as ceramic or carbon compounds, that could withstand such high temperatures without melting.
From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins
