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stannic sulfide |
Noun
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a yellow pigment sometimes suspended in lacquer |
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strychnine |
Noun
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an alkaloid plant toxin extracted chiefly from nux vomica |
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stick lac |
Noun
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lac in its natural state as scraped off twigs and dried |
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seed lac |
Noun
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granular material obtained from stick lac by crushing and washing |
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spironolactone |
Noun
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a synthetic corticosteroid (trade name Aldactone) used to treat hypertension |
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steroid hormone |
Noun
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any hormone affecting the development and growth of sex organs |
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steroid |
Noun
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any hormone affecting the development and growth of sex organs |
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steroid |
Noun
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any of several fat-soluble organic compounds having as a basis 17 carbon atoms in four rings |
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sex hormone |
Noun
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any hormone affecting the development and growth of sex organs |
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stercobilinogen |
Noun
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a chromogen formed in the intestine from the breakdown of bilirubin |
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saccharic acid |
Noun
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a white dicarboxylic acid formed from oxidation of sugar or starch |
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sebacic acid |
Noun
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a dicarboxylic acid used to make resins |
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sorbic acid |
Noun
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a white crystalline carboxylic acid used as a preservative |
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stilbestrol |
Noun
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a potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry |
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stilboestrol |
Noun
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a potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry |
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saturated fatty acid |
Noun
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a fatty acid whose carbon chain cannot absorb any more hydrogen atoms |
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shammy |
Noun
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a soft suede leather formerly from the skin of the chamois antelope but now from sheepskin |
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shammy leather |
Noun
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a soft suede leather formerly from the skin of the chamois antelope but now from sheepskin |
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sodium benzoate |
Noun
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a white crystalline salt used as a food preservative and antiseptic |
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shoe leather |
Noun
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leather used to make shoes |
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suede leather |
Noun
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leather with a napped surface |
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sodium hydrogen carbonate |
Noun
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a white soluble compound (NaHCO3) used in effervescent drinks and in baking powders and as an antacid |
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sodium bicarbonate |
Noun
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a white soluble compound (NaHCO3) used in effervescent drinks and in baking powders and as an antacid |
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saleratus |
Noun
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a white soluble compound (NaHCO3) used in effervescent drinks and in baking powders and as an antacid |
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serotonin |
Noun
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a neurotransmitter involved in e.g. sleep and depression and memory |
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siccative |
Noun
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a substance that promotes drying (e.g., calcium oxide absorbs water and is used to remove moisture) |
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strawboard |
Noun
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a coarse yellow cardboard made of straw pulp |
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stainless steel |
Noun
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steel containing chromium that makes it resistant to corrosion |
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saccharide |
Noun
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an essential structural component of living cells and source of energy for animals |
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steel wool |
Noun
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a mass of woven steel fibers used as an abrasive |
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soot |
Noun
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a black colloidal substance consisting wholly or principally of amorphous carbon and used to make pigments and ink |
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soot |
Verb
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coat with soot |
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shuck |
Noun
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material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds |
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shuck |
Verb
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remove the shucks from |
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shuck |
Verb
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remove from the shell |
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starting buffer |
Noun
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buffer solution at the start of a reaction |
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semiconducting material |
Noun
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a substance as germanium or silicon whose electrical conductivity is intermediate between that of a metal and an insulator |
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sewage |
Noun
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waste matter carried away in sewers or drains |
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sewer water |
Noun
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water mixed with waste matter |
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scraps |
Noun
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food that is discarded (as from a kitchen) |
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scrap metal |
Noun
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discarded metal suitable for reprocessing |
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sandpaper |
Noun
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stiff paper coated with powdered emery or sand |
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sandpaper |
Verb
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rub with sandpaper |
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sodium cyanide |
Noun
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a white poisonous salt (NaCN) used in electroplating |
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soft coal |
Noun
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rich in tarry hydrocarbons |
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sea coal |
Noun
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pulverized bituminous coal |
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steam coal |
Noun
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coal suitable for use under steam boilers |
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shite |
Noun
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obscene terms for feces |
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shite |
Adjective
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bad or awful |
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sienna |
Noun
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an earth color containing ferric oxides |