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Collocations for compound - adj.

Compound is used with these nouns:
fracture, interest, word

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Collocations for compound - noun

1. chemical

ADJECTIVE

chemical
Scientists have produced a new chemical compound.
inorganic, organic
synthetic
natural
molecular, simple
Dalton believed that the simplest compound of two elements must have one atom of each.
active, toxic, volatile
carbon, iron, etc.

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VERB + compound

form, make, produce
At the right temperature, the chemicals will form a compound.
develop, synthesize
discover, identify
isolate

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compound + VERB

contain sth
be derived from sth, be found in sth, derive from sth, occur
compounds derived from rainforest plants

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PREPOSITION

compound of
a compound of oxygen and hydrogen

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2. area of land and buildings

ADJECTIVE

military, palace, prison
secure, walled
Police are investigating a raid on a secure compound.

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PREPOSITION

in a/the compound, inside a/the compound
life inside the prison compound

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Collocations for compound - verb

Compound is used with these nouns as the object:
effect, error, problem, situation

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