What does compounded mean?
Compounded means Compound; composite; resulting from the interaction and combination of multiple parts..
Compounded
Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Meaning
Compound; composite; resulting from the interaction and combination of multiple parts..
Definitions by Sense
- Compound; composite; resulting from the interaction and combination of multiple parts.
- simple past and past participle of compound
Example Sentences
'Tis exceeding evident in natural philosophy that all the operations of the creatures are the immediate influence of the divine being; and that the method of influence is most simple, constant, and unvaried in the meanest and simplest beings, and more evident, compounded, and various and according to less simple rules in beings that are more perfect and compounded—and that in proportion as they are more or less perfect. 'Tis most simple in inanimate beings, less so in plants, more compounded still in the more-perfect plants, more evident in animals than in them, and most so in the most-perfect animal and most-compounded and least of all bound to constant laws—in man.
He made a distinction between mixts and more compounded substances, and between the ultimate principles and more proximate, compounded principles.
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- more compounded
- most compounded
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What is a synonym for compounded?
Common synonyms include combined.
What is the opposite of compounded?
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
How do you use compounded in a sentence?
'Tis exceeding evident in natural philosophy that all the operations of the creatures are the immediate influence of the divine being; and that the method of influence is most simple, constant, and unvaried in the meanest and simplest beings, and more evident, compounded, and various and according to less simple rules in beings that are more perfect and compounded—and that in proportion as they are more or less perfect. 'Tis most simple in inanimate beings, less so in plants, more compounded still in the more-perfect plants, more evident in animals than in them, and most so in the most-perfect animal and most-compounded and least of all bound to constant laws—in man.
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