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sodium sulphate |
Noun
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a solid white bitter salt used in manufacturing glass and paper and dyes and pharmaceuticals |
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sodium sulfate |
Noun
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a solid white bitter salt used in manufacturing glass and paper and dyes and pharmaceuticals |
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sodium phosphate |
Noun
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phosphate of sodium |
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sodium orthophosphate |
Noun
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phosphate of sodium |
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soft water |
Noun
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water that is not hard (does not contain mineral salts that interfere with the formation of lather with soap) |
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solute |
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the dissolved matter in a solution |
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solvate |
Noun
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a compound formed by solvation (the combination of solvent molecules with molecules or ions of the solute) |
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solvate |
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undergo solvation or convert into a solvate |
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solvate |
Verb
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cause a solvation in (a substance) |
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solvating agent |
Noun
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an agent that converts something into a solvate |
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snake venom |
Noun
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venom secreted by certain snakes |
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stibnite |
Noun
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a soft grey mineral |
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spackle |
Noun
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powder containing gypsum plaster and glue, that when mixed with water forms a plastic paste used to fill cracks and holes in plaster |
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sticks and stone |
Noun
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a general term for building materials |
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scabicide |
Noun
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a drug that destroys the itch mite that causes scabies |
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spackling compound |
Noun
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powder (containing gypsum plaster and glue) that when mixed with water forms a plastic paste used to fill cracks and holes in plaster |
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sewer gas |
Noun
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foul-smelling gas that forms in sewers |
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sparkle metal |
Noun
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matte that has 74 percent copper |
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stiffener |
Noun
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material used for stiffening something |
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scleroprotein |
Noun
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a simple protein found in horny and cartilaginous tissues and in the lens of the eye |
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shale |
Noun
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a sedimentary rock formed by the deposition of successive layers of clay |
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spiegeleisen |
Noun
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pig iron containing manganese |
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streptodornase |
Noun
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an enzyme produced by some hemolytic strains of streptococcus that dissolves fibrinous secretions from infections |
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spiegel |
Noun
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pig iron containing manganese |
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streptokinase |
Noun
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an enzyme produced by some strains of streptococcus that can liquefy blood clots by converting plasminogen to plasmin |
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stable factor |
Noun
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a coagulation factor formed in the kidney under the influence of vitamin K |
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sulphide |
Noun
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a compound of sulphur and some other element that is more electropositive |
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sulfur oxide |
Noun
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any of several oxides of sulphur |
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sulphur oxide |
Noun
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any of several oxides of sulphur |
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sulfur dioxide |
Noun
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a colorless toxic gas (SO2) that occurs in the gases from volcanoes |
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sulphur dioxide |
Noun
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a colorless toxic gas (SO2) that occurs in the gases from volcanoes |
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sulfur hexafluoride |
Noun
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a colorless gas that is soluble in alcohol and ether |
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sulphur hexafluoride |
Noun
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a colorless gas that is soluble in alcohol and ether |
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sunstone |
Noun
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a translucent quartz spangled with bits of mica or other minerals |
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superoxide |
Noun
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the univalent anion O2- |
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superoxide |
Noun
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a metallic oxide containing the univalent anion O2- |
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superoxide dismutase |
Noun
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an enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of superoxide into hydrogen peroxide and oxygen |
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surgical spirit |
Noun
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methylated spirit used in the practice of medicine (especially for cleansing the skin before injections or before surgery) |
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swinging chad |
Noun
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a chad that is incompletely removed and still attached at two corners |
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sylvanite |
Noun
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a silver-white mineral consisting of silver gold telluride |
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sylvite |
Noun
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a mineral consisting of native potassium chloride |
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sylvine |
Noun
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a mineral consisting of native potassium chloride |
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siderophilin |
Noun
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a globulin in blood plasma that carries iron |
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spermaceti |
Noun
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a white waxy substance from oil of the sperm whale |
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shellac wax |
Noun
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a hard wax separated from shellac by its insolubility in alcohol |
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surfactant |
Noun
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a chemical agent capable of reducing the surface tension of a liquid in which it is dissolved |
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surface-active agent |
Noun
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a chemical agent capable of reducing the surface tension of a liquid in which it is dissolved |
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softwood |
Noun
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wood that is easy to saw, from conifers such as pine or fir |
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standard time |
Noun
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the official time in a local region (adjusted for location around the Earth) |
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sulfuric acid |
Noun
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(H2SO4) a highly corrosive acid made from sulfur dioxide |