Compound Nouns in Science

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Nouns made of two or more words

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Definition of Compound Nouns

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Closed, hyphenated, open

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Types of Compound Nouns

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Two words joined, no space

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Closed Compound Noun

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Words joined by hyphen

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Hyphenated Compound Noun

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Words with space between

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Open Compound Noun

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Closed compound noun

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Example: Microscope

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Hyphenated compound noun

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Example: Water-cycle

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Open compound noun

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Example: Solar system

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Closed compound noun

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Example: Photosynthesis

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Open compound noun

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Example: Greenhouse effect