The main difference between Molecule and Compound is that Molecule formed when similar atoms join together, whereas Compound formed when different atoms combine.
Molecule
The smallest particle of a substance that retains the chemical and physical properties of the substance and is composed of two or more atoms; a group of like or different atoms held together by chemical forces.
Compound
To combine so as to form a whole; mix
Tin was often compounded with lead to make pewter.
Molecule
A small particle; a tiny bit.
Compound
To produce or create by combining two or more ingredients or parts; compose or make up
Pharmacists compounding prescriptions.
Molecule
(chemistry) The smallest particle of a specific element or compound that retains the chemical properties of that element or compound; two or more atoms held together by chemical bonds.
Hydrogen chloride is a diatomic molecule, consisting of a hydrogen atom and a chlorine atom.
Compound
To settle (a debt, for example) by agreeing on an amount less than the claim; adjust.
Compound
To compute (interest) on the principal and accrued interest.
Molecule
One of the very small invisible particles of which all ordinary matter is supposed to consist.
Compound
To add to or intensify so as to make worse
"The university authorities ... compounded their crime in dismissing [the professor] by denying that their action ... reflected any abridgment of academic freedom" (John Kenneth Galbraith).
Molecule
The smallest part of any substance which possesses the characteristic properties and qualities of that substance, and which can exist alone in a free state.
Compound
To make worse by being an additional or intensifying factor
High winds compounded the difficulties of the firefighters.
Molecule
A group of atoms so united and combined by chemical affinity that they form a complete, integrated whole, being the smallest portion of any particular compound that can exist in a free state; as, a molecule of water consists of two atoms of hydrogen and one of oxygen. Cf. Atom.
Compound
To combine in or form a compound.
Molecule
(physics and chemistry) the simplest structural unit of an element or compound
Compound
To come to terms; agree.
Molecule
(nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything
Compound
Consisting of two or more substances, ingredients, elements, or parts.
Compound
(Botany) Composed of more than one part
A compound pistil.
Compound
A combination of two or more elements or parts.
Compound
(Linguistics) A word that consists either of two or more elements that are independent words, such as loudspeaker, self-portrait, or high school, or of specially modified combining forms of words, such as Greek philosophia, from philo-, "loving," and sophia, "wisdom."
Compound
(Chemistry) A pure, macroscopically homogeneous substance consisting of atoms or ions of two or more different elements in definite proportions that cannot be separated by physical means. A compound usually has properties unlike those of its constituent elements.
Compound
A building or buildings, especially a residence or group of residences, set off and enclosed by a barrier.
Compound
An enclosed area used for confining prisoners of war.
Compound
An enclosure within which workers, prisoners, or soldiers are confined.
Compound
An enclosure for secure storage.
Compound
A group of buildings situated close together, e.g. for a school or block of offices.
Compound
Anything made by combining several things.
Compound
(chemistry) A substance formed by chemical bonding of two or more elements in definite proportions by weight.
Compound
A substance made from any combination of ingredients.
Compound
(linguistics) A lexeme that consists of more than one stem.
Compound
(linguistics) A lexeme that consists of more than one stem or an affix, e.g. bookshop, high school or non-standard.
Compound
(rail) A compound locomotive, a steam locomotive with both high-pressure and low-pressure cylinders.
Compound
Composed of elements; not simple.
A compound word
Compound
(math) Dealing with numbers of various denominations of quantity, or with processes more complex than the simple process.
Compound addition
Compound proportion
Compound
(music) An octave higher than originally (i.e. a compound major second is equivalent to a major ninth).
Compound
(transitive) To form (a resulting mixture) by combining different elements, ingredients, or parts; to mingle with something else.
To compound a medicine
Compound
To settle by agreeing on less than the claim, or on different terms than those stipulated.
To compound a debt
Compound
(transitive) To settle amicably; to adjust by agreement.
Compound
(intransitive) To come to terms of agreement; to settle by a compromise.
To compound with someone / for something
Compound
To compose; to constitute.
Compound
To increase in value with interest, where the interest is earned on both the principal sum and prior earned interest.
Compound
To worsen a situation.
Compound
Of a horse: to fail to maintain speed.
Compound
In the East Indies, an inclosure containing a house, outbuildings, etc.
Compound
That which is compounded or formed by the union or mixture of elements ingredients, or parts; a combination of simples; a compound word; the result of composition.
Rare compound of oddity, frolic, and fun.
When the word "bishopric" was first made, it was made as a compound.
Compound
A union of two or more ingredients in definite proportions by weight, so combined as to form a distinct substance; as, water is a compound of oxygen and hydrogen.
Compound
To form or make by combining different elements, ingredients, or parts; as, to compound a medicine.
Incapacitating him from successfully compounding a tale of this sort.
Compound
To put together, as elements, ingredients, or parts, in order to form a whole; to combine, mix, or unite.
We have the power of altering and compounding those images into all the varieties of picture.
Compound
To modify or change by combination with some other thing or part; to mingle with something else.
Only compound me with forgotten dust.
Compound
To compose; to constitute.
His pomp and all what state compounds.
Compound
To settle amicably; to adjust by agreement; to compromise; to discharge from obligation upon terms different from those which were stipulated; as, to compound a debt.
I pray, my lords, let me compound this strife.
Compound
To effect a composition; to come to terms of agreement; to agree; to settle by a compromise; - usually followed by with before the person participating, and for before the thing compounded or the consideration.
Here's a fellow will help you to-morrow; . . . compound with him by the year.
They were at last glad to compound for his bare commitment to the Tower.
Cornwall compounded to furnish ten oxen after Michaelmas for thirty pounds.
Compound for sins they are inclined toBy damning those they have no mind to.
Compound
Composed of two or more elements, ingredients, parts; produced by the union of several ingredients, parts, or things; composite; as, a compound word.
Compound substances are made up of two or more simple substances.
Compound
(chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight
Compound
A whole formed by a union of two or more elements or parts
Compound
An enclosure of residences and other building (especially in the Orient)
Compound
Make more intense, stronger, or more marked;
The efforts were intensified
Her rudeness intensified his dislike for her
Potsmokers claim it heightens their awareness
This event only deepened my convictions
Compound
Put or add together;
Combine resources
Compound
Calculate principal and interest
Compound
Create by mixing or combining
Compound
Combine so as to form a whole; mix;
Compound the ingredients
Compound
Of leaf shapes; of leaves composed of several similar parts or lobes
Compound
Consisting of two or more substances or ingredients or elements or parts;
Soap is a compound substance
Housetop is a compound word
A blackberry is a compound fruit
Compound
Composed of many distinct individuals united to form a whole or colony;
Coral is a colonial organism
The molecule is made up of two or more atoms from the same element. The compound consists of two or more atoms from different elements. In a molecule, atoms are held together with the help of a molecular bond. In the compound, there are different types of bonding atoms that can share their electrons simply or electrons completely donate to another atom by forming an ionic bond. Molecules can’t see through naked eyes. However, a compound can easily see through naked eyes.
Molecules show similar physical and chemical properties of atoms. Compounds show different chemical and physical properties of atoms after bonding. Molecules contain a limited number of atoms, whereas the compound contains an unlimited number of atoms or molecules. The smallest unit of a molecule is an atom, while the smallest component of the compound is a molecule. In molecules, electrons of the atoms are share by forming a molecular bond. In compounds, electrons are completely transferred or given to the other by making different bonds e.g., ionic, metallic, co-ordinate covalent bond, etc.
Molecules show the same shape and the same physical or chemical properties. The compound shows different physical as well as various chemical properties as compared to their elements. We can separate molecules during the chemical reaction, and we can also join them to form a large molecule. Once a compound is formed, it is not easy to separate the molecules of the compounds during the chemical reaction.
A molecule is the fundamental part of a compound. A molecule contains all the chemical properties that are also possessed by the compound—a molecule formed by the joining of atoms from the same element. While explaining the structure of an atom, it is also defined as “An atom is a sub-divided smaller unit of a compound which is further sub-divided into electrons, protons, and neutrons which are sub-particles of an atom.” Electron is revolving outside the nucleus of an atom, and neutron and proton are present inside the nucleus.
Protons are those species which carry positive charges and electrons carry negative charges. However, neutrons are neutral specie and possess no charge. Every element in the nucleus possess a specific number of protons called the atomic number of the element—the atomic number denoted by Z. The mass number of an atom is calculated by the sum of both protons and neutrons, and A denotes it.
Mainly atoms are vacant, but the bulky mass of a nucleus covers the center of an atom. Nucleus possesses positively charge particles i.e., protons, and that’s why the nucleus is said to charge positively. The nature of the molecule doesn’t depend on the type bond formed to join the atoms e.g., nitrogen gas contains only one kind of element in it that is nitrogen only, and they join together by the molecular bond. The carbon molecule also contains only carbon as an element in it.
A compound is formed by joining two or more molecules from different elements by making covalent or ionic bonds between them. Different types of chemical binds are present to hold the atoms together in a compound e.g., some molecules make a bond by forming a covalent bond, some make ionic bond, some are joined together by metallic bond, and some share their electrons by making co-ordinate covalent bond. A specific kind of compound can be changed into a different composition by chemical reaction with another type of compound.
Compounds are classified into two different types of compounds. One is a molecular compound, and the other is salt. In molecular compounds, atoms are joining together by making a covalent bond. However, in salts, atoms are attached by forming an ionic bond. From different molecules, to form a compound, a chemical reaction occurs to change the properties of molecules into new stabilize different properties, different colors, and different shape elements. All compounds possess a unique spatial arrangement of molecules—compounds represented by the chemical formula i.e., the information about the joining atoms.
