exclusivecompound
nounUK /ɪkˈskluːsɪv ˈkɒmpaʊnd/
US /ɪkˈskluːsɪv ˈkɑːmpaʊnd/
A special place with a fence around it that only certain people can enter.
The animals live in an exclusive compound where visitors need a special pass to enter.
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2. A chemical substance made of two or more elements that only forms under special conditions.
The lab created an exclusive compound that does not occur in nature.
3. A word made by joining two words that only appears in certain contexts.
The grammar book lists 'exclusive compound' as a term for a joined word used only in formal writing.
4. A group of buildings closed off for a single group of people.
The researchers stayed in an exclusive compound near the desert site.