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-ably
unknown · 78% connection
A suffix composed of -able and the adverbial suffix -ly; as, favorably.
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-ic
unknown · 78% connection
A suffix signifying, in general, relating to, or characteristic of; as, historic, hygienic, telegraphic, etc.
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-ide
unknown · 78% connection
A suffix used to denote: (a) The nonmetallic, or negative, element or radical in a binary compound; as, oxide, sulphide, chloride. (b)…
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-one
unknown · 78% connection
A suffix indicating that the substance, in the name of which it appears, is a ketone; as, acetone.
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-ous
unknown · 78% connection
An adjective suffix meaning full of, abounding in, having, possessing the qualities of, like; as in gracious, abounding in grace; ardu…
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-yl
unknown · 78% connection
A suffix used as a characteristic termination of chemical radicals; as in ethyl, carbonyl, hydroxyl, etc.
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Alcohol
noun · 78% connection
An impalpable powder.
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Appellative
adjective · 78% connection
Pertaining to a common name; serving as a distinctive denomination; denominative; naming.
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Carbinol
noun · 78% connection
Methyl alcohol, CH3OH; -- also, by extension, any one in the homologous series of paraffine alcohols of which methyl alcohol is the ty…
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Chlorhydrin
noun · 78% connection
One of a class of compounds formed from certain polybasic alcohols (and especially glycerin) by the substitution of chlorine for one o…
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Derivative
adjective · 78% connection
Obtained by derivation; derived; not radical, original, or fundamental; originating, deduced, or formed from something else; secondary…
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Flavol
noun · 78% connection
A yellow, crystalline substance, obtained from anthraquinone, and regarded as a hydroxyl derivative of it.
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Gerund
noun · 78% connection
A kind of verbal noun, having only the four oblique cases of the singular number, and governing cases like a participle.
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Glyceride
noun · 78% connection
A compound ether (formed from glycerin). Some glycerides exist ready formed as natural fats, others are produced artificially.
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Glycerine
noun · 78% connection
An oily, viscous liquid, C3H5(OH)3, colorless and odorless, and with a hot, sweetish taste, existing in the natural fats and oils as t…
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Glyceryl
noun · 78% connection
A compound radical, C3H5, regarded as the essential radical of glycerin. It is metameric with allyl. Called also propenyl.
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Glyceryl ester
noun · 78% connection
an ester of glycerol
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Glycol
noun · 78% connection
A thick, colorless liquid, C2H4(OH)2, of a sweetish taste, produced artificially from certain ethylene compounds. It is a diacid alcoh…
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