compound of

Frequency: 8.020.0 per million words

Used to describe the constituent elements of a compound.

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Examples (10)

  • Water is a well-known compound of hydrogen and oxygen.
  • The lab successfully synthesized a new compound of carbon and silicon.
  • Common table salt is a compound of sodium and chlorine.
  • The reddish-brown rust on the gate is a compound of iron and oxygen.
  • The analysis showed the rock contained a rare compound of lithium and boron.
  • Can you name a compound of sulfur and hydrogen?
  • A molecule of carbon dioxide is a simple compound of one carbon atom and two oxygen atoms.
  • They discovered a toxic compound of mercury and chlorine in the water supply.
  • This cleaning agent is based on a powerful compound of nitrogen and hydrogen.
  • The chemist's goal was to create a stable compound of two volatile elements.