Compound
Compound may refer to:

Architecture and built environments
Compound (enclosure), a cluster of buildings having a shared purpose, usually inside a fence or wall
Compound (fortification), a version of the above fortified with defensive structures
Compound (migrant labour), a hostel for migrant workers such as those historically connected with mines in South Africa
The Compound, an area of Palm Bay, Florida, US
Komboni or compound, a type of slum in Zambia

Government and law
Composition (fine), a legal procedure in use after the English Civil War
Committee for Compounding with Delinquents, an English Civil War institution that allowed Parliament to compound the estates of Royalists
Compounding treason, an offence under the common law of England
Compounding a felony, a previous offense under the common law of England

Linguistics
Compound (linguistics), a word that consists of more than one radical element
Compound sentence (linguistics), a type of sentence made up of two or more independent clauses and no subordinate (dependent) clauses

Science, technology, and mathematics
Biology and medicine
Compounding, the mixing of drugs in pharmacy
Compound fracture, a complete fractures of bone where at least one fragment has damaged the skin, soft tissue or surrounding body cavity
Compound leaf, a type of leaf being divided into smaller leaflets

Chemistry and materials science
Chemical compound, combination of two or more elements
Plastic compounding, a method of preparing plastic formulations

Vehicles and engines
Compound engine, a steam engine in which steam is expanded through a series of two or three cylinders before exhaust
Turbo-compound engine, an internal combustion engine where exhaust gases expand through power-turbines
Compounding pressure, a method in which pressure in a steam turbine is made to drop in a number of stages

Other uses in science, technology, and mathematics
Compound bow, a type of bow for archery
Polyhedral compound, a polyhedron composed of multiple polyhedra sharing the same centre

Other uses
Common names
Compound (music), an attribute of a time signature
Compound interest, in finance, unpaid interest that is added to the principal
Compound chocolate, an inexpensive chocolate substitute that uses cocoa but excludes cocoa butter

Proper names
The Compound (book), a 2008 young adult novel by S. A. Bodeen
Compound (company), a venture capital firm previously known as Metamorphic Ventures
Eisenhuth Horseless Vehicle Company, or Compound, a former US automobile manufacturer

See also
Composite (disambiguation)