The difference between Compound and Mixture

When used as nouns, compound means an enclosure within which workers, prisoners, or soldiers are confined, whereas mixture means the act of mixing.

Compound is also verb with the meaning: to form (a resulting mixture) by combining different elements, ingredients, or parts.

Compound is also adjective with the meaning: composed of elements.

check bellow for the other definitions of Compound and Mixture

  1. Compound as a noun:

    an enclosure within which workers, prisoners, or soldiers are confined

  2. Compound as a noun:

    a group of buildings situated close together, e.g. for a school or block of offices

  1. Compound as an adjective:

    composed of elements; not simple

    Examples:

    "a compound word"

  2. Compound as an adjective (music):

    An octave higher than originally (i.e. a compound major second is equivalent to a major ninth).

  1. Compound as a noun:

    Anything made by combining several things.

  2. Compound as a noun (chemistry, dated):

    A substance made from any combination elements.

  3. Compound as a noun (chemistry):

    A substance formed by chemical union of two or more ingredients in definite proportions by weight.

  4. Compound as a noun (linguistics):

    A lexeme that consists of more than one stem; compound word; for example , formed from and .

  5. Compound as a noun (rail):

    a , a steam locomotive with both high-pressure and low-pressure cylinders.

  1. Compound as a verb (transitive):

    To form (a resulting mixture) by combining different elements, ingredients, or parts.

    Examples:

    "to compound a medicine"

  2. Compound as a verb (transitive):

    To assemble (ingredients) into a whole; to combine, mix, or unite.

  3. Compound as a verb (transitive):

    To modify or change by combination with some other thing or part; to mingle with something else.

  4. Compound as a verb (transitive, legal):

    To settle by agreeing on less than the claim, or on different terms than those stipulated.

    Examples:

    "to compound a debt"

  5. Compound as a verb (transitive):

    To settle amicably; to adjust by agreement; to compromise.

  6. Compound as a verb (intransitive):

    To come to terms of agreement; to agree; to settle by a compromise; usually followed by with before the person participating, and for before the thing compounded or the consideration.

  7. Compound as a verb (transitive, obsolete):

    To compose; to constitute.

  8. Compound as a verb (intransitive, finance):

    To increase in value with interest, where the interest is earned on both the principal sum and prior earned interest.

  9. Compound as a verb (transitive):

    To worsen a situation

  1. Mixture as a noun:

    The act of mixing.

    Examples:

    "The mixture of [[sulphuric acid]] and [[water]] produces [[heat]]."

  2. Mixture as a noun:

    Something produced by mixing.

    Examples:

    "An [[alloy]] is a mixture of two [[metal]]s."

  3. Mixture as a noun:

    Something that consists of diverse elements.

    Examples:

    "The [[day]] was a mixture of [[sunshine]] and [[shower]]s."

  4. Mixture as a noun:

    A medicinal compound, typically a suspension of a solid in a solution

    Examples:

    "A teaspoonful of the mixture to be taken three times daily after meals"

  5. Mixture as a noun (music):

    A compound organ stop.

  6. Mixture as a noun:

    A cloth of variegated colouring.

  7. Mixture as a noun (India):

    A mix of different dry foods as a snack, especially chevda or Bombay mix.

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