"compounding" meaning in English

See compounding in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: compoundings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} compounding (plural compoundings)
  1. An accumulation of compound interest.
    Sense id: en-compounding-en-noun-1CXrq-qB
  2. The act of mixing or combining substances to make a compound, such as a medicine
    Sense id: en-compounding-en-noun-Gt4phyqI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 50 17 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 28 49 15 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 72 7 4
  3. The use of steam more than once in a steam engine or turbine, in additional low-pressure cylinders etc.
    Sense id: en-compounding-en-noun--HEs5Jpy
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: subcompounding

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} compounding
  1. present participle and gerund of compound Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: compound
    Sense id: en-compounding-en-verb-zoGnnFEn

Inflected forms

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