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bricks and mortar |
Noun
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building material consisting of bricks laid with mortar between them |
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brimstone |
Noun
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an old name for sulfur |
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bromic acid |
Noun
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an unstable acid used as an oxidizing agent |
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buffer solution |
Noun
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a solution containing a buffer |
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building material |
Noun
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material used for constructing buildings |
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butylene |
Noun
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any of three isomeric hydrocarbons C4H8 |
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barf |
Noun
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the matter ejected in vomiting |
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barf |
Verb
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to eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth |
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brown coal |
Noun
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intermediate between peat and bituminous coal |
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body waste |
Noun
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waste matter (as urine or sweat but especially feces) discharged from the body |
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bister |
Noun
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a water-soluble brownish-yellow pigment made by boiling wood soot |
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bistre |
Noun
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a water-soluble brownish-yellow pigment made by boiling wood soot |
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butcher paper |
Noun
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a strong wrapping paper that resists penetration by blood or meat fluids |
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buntal |
Noun
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fine white Philippine fiber from stalks of unopened leaves of talipot palms |
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blood sugar |
Noun
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glucose in the bloodstream |
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blood glucose |
Noun
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glucose in the bloodstream |
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brain sugar |
Noun
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a simple sugar found in lactose |
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bottled gas |
Noun
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hydrocarbon gases, usually propane or butane, kept under pressure |
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blood agar |
Noun
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a culture medium containing whole blood as the nutrient |
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bitumen |
Noun
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any of various naturally occurring impure mixtures of hydrocarbons |
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butadiene |
Noun
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a gaseous hydrocarbon C4H6 |
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butea gum |
Noun
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dried juice of the dhak tree |
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butea kino |
Noun
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dried juice of the dhak tree |
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beta-hydroxybutyric acid |
Noun
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beta derivative of hydroxybutyric acid that is found in the blood and urine in some cases of impaired metabolism |
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black ice |
Noun
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a thin coating of ice (as from freezing mist) on a road or sidewalk |
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balsam capivi |
Noun
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an oleoresin used in varnishes and ointments |
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benzoin |
Noun
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gum resin used especially in treating skin irritation |
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benjamin |
Noun
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gum resin used especially in treating skin irritation |
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benzofuran |
Noun
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a colorless oily compound extracted from coal tar and used in manufacturing synthetic resins |
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bdellium |
Noun
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aromatic gum resin |
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batholith |
Noun
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large mass of intrusive igneous rock believed to have solidified deep within the earth |
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batholite |
Noun
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large mass of intrusive igneous rock believed to have solidified deep within the earth |
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bitartrate |
Noun
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an acid tartrate |
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bitter salts |
Noun
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hydrated magnesium sulfate that is taken orally to treat heartburn and constipation and injected to prevent seizures |
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blistering agent |
Noun
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a toxic war gas with sulfide based compounds that raises blisters and attacks the eyes and lungs |
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bichloride of mercury |
Noun
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a white poisonous soluble crystalline sublimate of mercury |
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birch oil |
Noun
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a liquid ester with a strong odor of wintergreen |
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blacktop |
Noun
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a black bituminous material used for paving roads or other areas |
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blacktop |
Verb
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to coat with blacktop |
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blacktopping |
Noun
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a black bituminous material used for paving roads or other areas |
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beta-lipoprotein |
Noun
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a lipoprotein that transports cholesterol in the blood |
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beta-lactamase |
Noun
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enzyme produced by certain bacteria that inactivates penicillin and results in resistance to that antibiotic |
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bichloride |
Noun
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a compound containing two chlorine atoms per molecule |
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bluestone |
Noun
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bluish-grey sandstone used for paving and building |
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buna |
Noun
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made by polymerizing butadiene |
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buna rubber |
Noun
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made by polymerizing butadiene |
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butyl rubber |
Noun
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synthetic rubber made by polymerizing isobutylene |
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butyl |
Noun
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a hydrocarbon radical (C4H9) |
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bromophenol blue |
Noun
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a dye used as an acid-base indicator |
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bromphenol blue |
Noun
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a dye used as an acid-base indicator |