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compact
/com·pact/ (kom´pakt) (kom-pakt´) dense; having a dense structure.compact
(kŏm′păkt)Closely and tightly packed together; solid.
compact,
v to form by uniting or condensing particles with the application of pressure (e.g., the progressive insertion and welding of foil and the building up of plastic amalgam in a preparation).