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compound

[kom-pound, kom-pound, kom-pound, kuhm-pound, kom-pound] / ˈkɒm paʊnd, kɒmˈpaʊnd, ˈkɒm paʊnd, kəmˈpaʊnd, ˈkɒm paʊnd /






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This powerful chemical compound acts on nicotinic receptors in the nervous system, according to Johnson.

From BBC

Men and women prayed before the funeral, facing the corpses in the hospital compound.

From Barron's

By clarifying how psychedelics redirect perception from the outside world to internal memory networks, the study provides a clearer biological explanation for both hallucinations and the growing therapeutic potential of these compounds.

From Science Daily

Investing, for them, is a way to regain some certainty—with the magic of compound interest.

From The Wall Street Journal

An aggressive FDA crackdown may finally rein in mass GLP-1 compounding, but history suggests this is only a bridge to a different kind of disruption.

From The Wall Street Journal