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alkaline metal |
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any of the monovalent metals of group I of the periodic table, lithium or sodium or potassium or rubidium or cesium or francium |
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asbestos |
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a fibrous amphibole |
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alkaline earth |
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alkaline-earth metal |
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any of the bivalent metals of group II of the periodic table (calcium or strontium or barium or magnesium or beryllium) |
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alkaloid |
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natural bases containing nitrogen found in plants |
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alkene |
Noun
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any unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon |
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aphanite |
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fine-grained homogeneous rock (such as basalt) containing minerals undetectable by the naked eye |
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aplite |
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light-colored and fine-grained granitic rock consisting chiefly of quartz and feldspars |
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afterdamp |
Noun
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a toxic mixture of gases (including carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide and nitrogen) after an explosion of firedamp in a mine |
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alkylbenzenesulfonate |
Noun
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sulfonate of alkyl benzene |
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animal product |
Noun
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a product made from animal material |
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ambergris |
Noun
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waxy substance secreted by the sperm whale and found floating at sea or washed ashore |
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actomyosin |
Noun
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a protein complex in muscle fibers |
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aleurone |
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granular protein in outermost layer of endosperm of many seeds or cereal grains |
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aflatoxin |
Noun
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a potent carcinogen from the fungus Aspergillus |
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apoenzyme |
Noun
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a protein that combines with a coenzyme to form an active enzyme |
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adhesive material |
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a substance that unites or bonds surfaces together |
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alexandrite |
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a green variety of chrysoberyl used as a gemstone |
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adhesive agent |
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a substance that unites or bonds surfaces together |
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alloy iron |
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cast iron containing alloying elements (usually nickel or chromium or copper or molybdenum) to increase the strength or facilitate heat treatment |
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actin |
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one of the proteins into which actomyosin can be split |
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alloy cast iron |
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cast iron containing alloying elements (usually nickel or chromium or copper or molybdenum) to increase the strength or facilitate heat treatment |
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albumin |
Noun
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a simple water-soluble protein found in many animal tissues and liquids |
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alloy steel |
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steel who characteristics are determined by the addition of other elements in addition to carbon |
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ammonium chloride |
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a white salt used in dry cells |
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active agent |
Noun
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chemical agent capable of activity |
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amyl alcohol |
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a mixture of 2 or more isomeric alcohols |
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anhydride |
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a compound formed from one or more other compounds in a reaction resulting in removal of water |
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arginine |
Noun
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a bitter tasting amino acid found in proteins and necessary for nutrition |
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auxin |
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a plant hormone that promotes root formation and bud growth |
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aromatic hydrocarbon |
Noun
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a hydrocarbon that contains one or more benzene rings that are characteristic of the benzene series of organic compounds |
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arsenic trioxide |
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a white powdered poisonous trioxide of arsenic |
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arsenous anhydride |
Noun
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a white powdered poisonous trioxide of arsenic |
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arsenous oxide |
Noun
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a white powdered poisonous trioxide of arsenic |
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acid dye |
Noun
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dye in which the chromophore is part of a negative ion |
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aniline |
Noun
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oily poisonous liquid amine obtained from nitrobenzene and used to make dyes and plastics and medicines |
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artificial blood |
Noun
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a liquid that can carry large amounts of oxygen and can serve as a temporary substitute for blood |
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aniline oil |
Noun
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oily poisonous liquid amine obtained from nitrobenzene and used to make dyes and plastics and medicines |
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acetic anhydride |
Noun
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a compound that is needed in order to refine opium into heroin |
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art paper |
Noun
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a high-quality paper (usually having a filler of china clay) |
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alizarin yellow |
Noun
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any of various yellow dyes |
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asafetida |
Noun
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the brownish gum resin of various plants |
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asafoetida |
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the brownish gum resin of various plants |
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aniline dye |
Noun
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any of many dyes made from aniline |
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animal oil |
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any oil obtained from animal substances |
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animal material |
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material derived from animals |
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austenite |
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a solid solution of ferric carbide or carbon in iron |
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animal pigment |
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pigment occurring in animals |
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austenitic steel |
Noun
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steel that has enough nickel and chromium or manganese to retain austenite at atmospheric temperatures |
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arsine |
Noun
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a poisonous colorless flammable gas used in organic synthesis and to dope transistors and as a poison gas in warfare |