compounds

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combination, mixture n.
mix, combine v.
make difficult; complicate v.

NOUN

combination, mixture

Synonyms

STRONG

admixture aggregate alloy amalgam amalgamation blend combo commixture composite composition compost conglomerate fusion goulash medley mishmash soup stew synthesis union

Antonyms

STRONG

division separation

VERB

mix, combine

Synonyms

STRONG

admix amalgamate associate blend bracket coalesce commingle commix concoct connect couple fuse immix intermingle join link meld mingle synthesize unite

WEAK

coagment make up

Antonyms

STRONG

disconnect disjoin divide separate unmix

WEAK

better make easy uncomplicate

VERB

make difficult; complicate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

add to aggravate exacerbate heighten intensify magnify multiply worsen

STRONG

augment confound confuse extend

WEAK

make complex make intricate

Antonyms

STRONGEST

calm decrease help improve lessen soothe weaken

STRONG

clarify clear up enlighten explain

WEAK

better divide make easy separate uncomplicate unmix

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compounds

Their findings suggest that the leaves, which can be treated as low value plant material or waste, may contain a much richer collection of potentially useful compounds than previously recognized.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026

Plant material that is currently regarded as waste could contain phenolic compounds with properties that make them interesting for future biomedical research.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026

Rare compounds can easily be obscured by other chemicals that occur in much larger quantities.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026

Those properties stem from the way the plant's compounds - like 7-Hydroxymitragynine - activate various hormones, including dopamine.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

By and large, odorants are chemically small, Spartan compounds.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas