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Synonyms
com·po·nent (kəm-pṓnənt)

[From Latin compōnēns, compōnent- present participle of compōnere, to put together, com-, com-, + pōnere, to put.]

noun 

  1. A constituent element, as of a system. See synonyms at element
  2. A part of a mechanical or electrical complex.
  3. Mathematics One of a set of two or more vectors having a sum equal to a given vector.
  4. Any of the minimum number of substances required to specify completely the composition of all phases of a chemical system.

adjective 

Being or functioning as a constituent or an ingredient.

derivatives

coḿpo·neńtial
adjective