vt :  to form by combining parts < a medicine> 
, adj :  composed of or resulting from union of separate elements, ingredients, or parts <a substance>  < glands> 
, n :  something formed by a union of elements or parts : specif  :  a distinct substance formed by chemical union of two or more ingredients in definite proportion by weight .
 
    
 
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