| Noun | 1. | compounding - the act of combining things to form a new wholeconfusion - an act causing a disorderly combination of elements with identities lost and distinctions blended; "the confusion of tongues at the Tower of Babel" fusion - the act of fusing (or melting) together blending, blend - the act of blending components together thoroughly interspersal, interspersion - the act of combining one thing at intervals among other things; "the interspersion of illustrations in the text" consolidation, integration - the act of combining into an integral whole; "a consolidation of two corporations"; "after their consolidation the two bills were passed unanimously"; "the defendants asked for a consolidation of the actions against them" | |