The chemist's procedure called for an exact volume of solvent; even a small departure from the recipe could compromise the integrity of the resulting compound.
As used in the text, what does the word "compromise" most nearly mean?
- A
negotiate
- B
reach a settlement
- C
expose
- Dcheck_circle
weaken or impair
Explanation
A small deviation harms the compound's integrity, so "compromise" here means to weaken or impair, not the cooperative-agreement sense.