white crystalline compound that occurs naturally as the mineral gibbsite
aluminium hydroxide
Noun
white crystalline compound that occurs naturally as the mineral gibbsite
alundum
Noun
a substance made of fused alumina
andradite
Noun
a garnet consisting of calcium iron silicate and having any color ranging from yellow and green to brown and black
anorthite
Noun
rare plagioclastic feldspar occurring in many igneous rocks
attar
Noun
essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers
atar
Noun
essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers
athar
Noun
essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers
attar of roses
Noun
a volatile fragrant oil obtained from fresh roses by steam distillation
absinthe oil
Noun
a dark bitter oil obtained from wormwood leaves
acylglycerol
Noun
an ester of glycerol and fatty acids that occurs naturally as fats and fatty oils
air gas
Noun
a gas made of carbon monoxide and hydrogen and nitrogen
amygdalin
Noun
a bitter cyanogenic glucoside extracted from the seeds of apricots and plums and bitter almonds
albite
Noun
a widely distributed feldspar that forms rocks
agar
Noun
a colloidal extract of algae
agar
Noun
any culture medium that uses agar as the gelling agent
agar-agar
Noun
a colloidal extract of algae
algin
Noun
a gum used especially as a thickener or emulsifier
alginic acid
Noun
a gum used especially as a thickener or emulsifier
alkyd
Noun
a durable synthetic resin widely used in adhesives and paints
alkyd resin
Noun
a durable synthetic resin widely used in adhesives and paints
acetone body
Noun
a ketone that is an intermediate product of the breakdown of fats in the body
acetoacetic acid
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antimonial lead
Noun
a lead alloy that contains about 5% antimony
alpha-lipoprotein
Noun
a lipoprotein that transports cholesterol in the blood
aa
Noun
a dry form of lava resembling clinkers
asa dulcis
Noun
gum resin used especially in treating skin irritation
adesite
Noun
dark greyish extrusive rock
austenitic manganese steel
Noun
a steel with a relatively large component (10-14%) of manganese
animal fiber
Noun
fiber derived from animals
animal fibre
Noun
fiber derived from animals
alkane series
Noun
a series of non-aromatic saturated hydrocarbons with the general formula CnH(2n+2)
alkane
Noun
a series of non-aromatic saturated hydrocarbons with the general formula CnH(2n+2)
acrylic fiber
Noun
polymerized from acrylonitrile
aluminum chloride
Noun
a chloride used as a wood preservative or catalyst
aluminium chloride
Noun
a chloride used as a wood preservative or catalyst
acrolein
Noun
a pungent colorless unsaturated liquid aldehyde made from propene
acrylate
Noun
a salt or ester of propenoic acid
acrylic acid
Noun
an unsaturated liquid carboxylic acid used in the manufacture of acrylic resins
acrylonitrile
Noun
a colorless liquid unsaturated nitrile made from propene
alizarin
Noun
an orange-red crystalline compound used in making red pigments and in dyeing
alizarine
Noun
an orange-red crystalline compound used in making red pigments and in dyeing
alizarin carmine
Noun
any of various acid dyes
alizarin crimson
Noun
any of various acid dyes
alizarin red
Noun
any of various acid dyes
ammonium nitrate
Noun
used as an explosive and fertilizer and rocket propellant
antibody
Noun
any of a large variety of proteins normally present in the body or produced in response to an antigen which it neutralizes, thus producing an immune response
autoantibody
Noun
an antibody acting against tissues of the organism that produces it