6 sentences with 'compound'
Example sentences and phrases with the word compound and other words derived from it.
• « Histamine is an amine (an organic compound derived from ammonia) found in all animal and plant tissues. »
• « A molecule is the simplest chemical compound in existence, in which two or more atoms are linked by a chemical bond. The number of atoms depends on the substance. »
• « It is possible that genistein, a compound naturally present in soybeans, neutralises the genes that cause cancer. »
• « Pewter is a compound of tin and lead and is known as 'Brittany metal', because that is presumed to be its place of origin. Its value is that it can replace silver and costs much less. »
• « This so-called attraction-rejection method is based on the fact that, for example, when sheep are treated with this insecticidal compound, there should be some pigs or carrion - which smells rotten - nearby to trap flies fleeing from the substance. »