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provirus |
Noun
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cDNA copy of the RNA genome of a retrovirus |
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piddle |
Verb
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waste time |
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piddle |
Noun
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liquid excretory product |
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piddle |
Verb
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eliminate urine |
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pitchstone |
Noun
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dark acid granitic glass |
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plant food |
Noun
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any substance such as manure or a mixture of nitrates used to make soil more fertile |
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pearl ash |
Noun
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an impure form of potassium carbonate |
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potassium bicarbonate |
Noun
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a crystalline salt (KHCO3) that is used in baking powder and as an antacid |
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potassium acid carbonate |
Noun
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a crystalline salt (KHCO3) that is used in baking powder and as an antacid |
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potassium muriate |
Noun
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salt of potassium (KCl) (trade names K-Dur 20, Kaochlor and K-lor and Klorvess and K-lyte) |
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potash muriate |
Noun
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salt of potassium (KCl) (trade names K-Dur 20, Kaochlor and K-lor and Klorvess and K-lyte) |
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potassium nitrate |
Noun
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(KNO3) used especially as a fertilizer and explosive |
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potassium bromide |
Noun
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a white crystalline salt (KBr) used as a sedative and in photography |
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potassium carbonate |
Noun
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a white salt (K2CO3) that is basic in solution |
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potassium chlorate |
Noun
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a white salt used in matches, fireworks, and explosives with a chemical symbol of KClO3 |
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potassium cyanide |
Noun
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a poisonous salt (KCN) used in electroplating and in photography |
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potassium dichromate |
Noun
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an orange-red salt used in making dyes and in photography |
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potassium iodide |
Noun
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a crystalline salt in organic synthesis and in making photographic emulsions and in iodized table salt |
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producer gas |
Noun
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a gas made of carbon monoxide and hydrogen and nitrogen |
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proprionamide |
Noun
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the amide of propionic acid (C2H5CONH2) |
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propanamide |
Noun
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the amide of propionic acid (C2H5CONH2) |
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propionic acid |
Noun
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a liquid fatty acid found in milk and sweat and in fuel distillates |
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propanoic acid |
Noun
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a liquid fatty acid found in milk and sweat and in fuel distillates |
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pudding stone |
Noun
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a composite rock made up of particles of varying size |
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putrescine |
Noun
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a colorless crystalline ptomaine with a foul odor that is produced in decaying animal matter |
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pyroligneous acid |
Noun
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a red-brown liquid formed in distillation of wood which contains acetic acid, methanol, acetone, wood oils, and tars |
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plagioclase |
Noun
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any of a series of triclinic feldspars that form rocks |
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plutonic rock |
Noun
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large mass of intrusive igneous rock believed to have solidified deep within the earth |
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pegmatite |
Noun
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a form of igneous rock consisting of extremely coarse granite resulting from the crystallization of magma rich in rare elements |
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peridotite |
Noun
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a dark coarse-grained igneous rock consisting principally of olivine |
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phenolic resin |
Noun
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a thermosetting resin |
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phenolic |
Noun
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a thermosetting resin |
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phenoplast |
Noun
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a thermosetting resin |
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polyurethane |
Noun
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any of various polymers containing the urethane radical |
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paraffin |
Noun
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(British usage) kerosine |
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paraffin |
Noun
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a series of non-aromatic saturated hydrocarbons with the general formula CnH(2n+2) |
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paraffin |
Noun
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from crude petroleum |
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polyurethan |
Noun
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any of various polymers containing the urethane radical |
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paraffin oil |
Noun
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(British usage) kerosine |
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polyfoam |
Noun
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a foam made by adding water to polyurethane plastics |
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polyurethane foam |
Noun
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a foam made by adding water to polyurethane plastics |
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perfect gas |
Noun
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a hypothetical gas with molecules of negligible size that exert no intermolecular forces |
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printer's ink |
Noun
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a semisolid quick drying ink made especially for use in printing |
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printing ink |
Noun
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a semisolid quick drying ink made especially for use in printing |
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pahoehoe |
Noun
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freely flowing lava |
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pillow lava |
Noun
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lava that hardened in rounded shapes suggestive of pillows |
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pluton |
Noun
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large mass of intrusive igneous rock believed to have solidified deep within the earth |
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pesticide |
Noun
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a chemical used to kill pests (as rodents or insects) |
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petrochemical |
Noun
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any compound obtained from petroleum or natural gas |
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petroleum |
Noun
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a dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons |