compound collection

synonyms: compound deck, compound library
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.14121
Set of chemicals that has been assembled and annotated for easy storage and retrieval and that is available for screening.
Note: Generally consists of compounds synthesized by combinatorial or standard synthetic methods or purchased from commercial sources, or of natural products as pure samples. Compounds may be stored in dry powder form, or dissolved at a fixed concentration in a solvent, such as dimethylsulfoxide.
Source:
PAC, 2011, 83, 1129. (Glossary of terms used in biomolecular screening (IUPAC Recommendations 2011)) on page 1136 [Terms] [Paper]