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  • 121Compound butter — Compound butters (French: Beurre composé , pl. Beurres composés ) are mixtures of butter and supplementary ingredients. Primarily, they are used to enhance flavor in various dishes, in a fashion similar to a sauce.[1][2][3] Compound butters can… …

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  • 122compound question — A single question that actually asks more than one thing. In a trial or deposition, the opposing party can object to such a question. If the objection is sustained, the question must be withdrawn and asked in a series of separate questions.… …

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  • 123Compound 48/80 — is a polymer produced by the condensation of N methyl p methoxyphenethylamine with formaldehyde.[1] It promotes histamine release.[2] In biochemical research, compound 48/80 is used to promote mast cell degranulation. References ^ …

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  • 124compound annual rate of return — ˌcompound ˌannual ˌrate of reˈturn noun [countable] FINANCE the amount of compound interest paid or earned on a sum of money in twelve months …

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  • 125compound — is pronounced with stress on the first syllable as a noun and on the second as a verb. To compound a felony in law is to condone it in exchange for some consideration, and does not mean ‘to make (it) worse’. Note also that compound meaning ‘a… …

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  • 126compound — [n] combination, mixture admixture, aggregate, alloy, amalgam, amalgamation, blend, combo, commixture, composite, composition, compost, conglomerate, fusion, goulash, medley, mishmash*, soup, stew, synthesis, union; concepts 260,432 compound [v1] …

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  • 127compound ratio — noun The product of ratios • • • Main Entry: ↑compound compound ratio see under ↑compound1 • • • Main Entry: ↑ratio …

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  • 128compound word — compound word, a word made up of two or more words which keep their separate forms. Steamship is a compound word made up of the two words steam and ship. Blackbird, bookkeeper, breakwater, and strawberry are compound words …

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