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compoundhood

compoundhood noun: the property of being a compound.

Noun

compoundhood (uncountable)

  1. The property of being a compound.
    • Inseparability is perhaps the strongest test of compoundhood.2006, Pavol Štekauer, Rochelle Lieber, Handbook of Word-Formation, page 377

Origin of compoundhood

From compound + -hood.

Questions about compoundhood

What does compoundhood mean?
Compoundhood means the property of being a compound.
What part of speech is compoundhood?
Compoundhood is a noun.

Words near compoundhood in the dictionary

  1. compoundedness
  2. compounder
  3. compounders
  4. compoundest
  5. compoundeth
  6. compoundhood
  7. compounding
  8. compounding pharmacies
  9. compounding pharmacy
  10. compoundings
  11. compoundly

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