(grammar) A compound word without spaces in it. Some examples: dishcloth, keyboard, pancake, waterproof.

(linguistics) A word composed of two or more stems. Examples include pancake, two-tone, and school bus. In English, it may or may not have a space or hyphen.

(chemistry) Any of a class of compounds in which a central metal atom (normally a transition element) is surrounded by a group of ions or molecules (ligands).

Synonym of coordination compound

(chemistry) A cyclic compound in which a metal atom is bonded to at least two other atoms.

(chemistry) an organic compound of the general formula R-N=N-R¹; they are often coloured and are the basis of many synthetic dyes; a diazene

(chemistry) an organic compound having at least one metal-to-carbon bond

(chemistry) a compound whose molecule undergoes rapid intramolecular rearrangements among equivalent structures in which the component atoms are interchanged

(chemistry) A chemical compound composed of only two elements. / (chemistry) A compound composed of an element and a radical (a group of atoms that behave as one piece).

(banking, finance) Interest, as on a loan or a bank account, that is calculated on the total on the principal plus accumulated unpaid interest.