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Acetate

A salt formed by the union of acetic acid with a base or positive radical; as, acetate of lead, acetate of potash.

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Acetin 76% connected

A combination of acetic acid with glycerin.

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Rayon 76% connected

Ray; beam.

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salt 76% connected

Sulphate of magnesia having cathartic qualities; -- originally prepared by boiling down the mineral waters at Epsom, England, -- whence the name; aft…

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Acceptor noun · 78% connection

(chemistry) in the formation of a coordinate bond it is the compound to which electrons are donated

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Breakdown noun · 78% connection

(chemistry) separation of a substance into two or more substances that may differ from each other and from the original substance

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Buffer noun · 78% connection

(chemistry) an ionic compound that resists changes in its pH

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Chemical compound noun · 78% connection

(chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight

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Chemical decomposition reaction noun · 78% connection

(chemistry) separation of a substance into two or more substances that may differ from each other and from the original substance

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Chemical group noun · 78% connection

(chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule

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Chemical reaction noun · 78% connection

(chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are changed into others; "there was a chemical reaction of the lime with the gro…

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Compound noun · 78% connection

(chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight

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Decomposition noun · 78% connection

(chemistry) separation of a substance into two or more substances that may differ from each other and from the original substance

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Decomposition reaction noun · 78% connection

(chemistry) separation of a substance into two or more substances that may differ from each other and from the original substance

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Displacement noun · 78% connection

(chemistry) a reaction in which an elementary substance displaces and sets free a constituent element from a compound

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Displacement reaction noun · 78% connection

(chemistry) a reaction in which an elementary substance displaces and sets free a constituent element from a compound

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Electrolysis noun · 78% connection

(chemistry) a chemical decomposition reaction produced by passing an electric current through a solution containing ions

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Foryml noun · 78% connection

(chemistry) the negative univalent acyl radical CHO that occurs in aldehydes

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Group noun · 78% connection

(chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule

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Monad noun · 78% connection

(chemistry) an atom having a valence of one

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Periodic table noun · 78% connection

(chemistry) a tabular arrangement of the chemical elements according to atomic number as based on the periodic law

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Radical noun · 78% connection

(chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule

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Absinthate noun · 78% connection

A combination of absinthic acid with a base or positive radical.

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Acetic adjective · 78% connection

Pertaining to, containing, or derived from, acetyl, as acetic ether, acetic acid. The latter is the acid to which the sour taste of vi…

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Acetimeter noun · 78% connection

An instrument for estimating the amount of acetic acid in vinegar or in any liquid containing acetic acid.

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Acetyl noun · 78% connection

A complex, hypothetical radical, composed of two parts of carbon to three of hydrogen and one of oxygen. Its hydroxide is acetic acid.

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Aggregate noun · 78% connection

A mass formed by the union of homogeneous particles; -- in distinction from a compound, formed by the union of heterogeneous particles.

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Alloxanate noun · 78% connection

A combination of alloxanic acid and a base or base or positive radical.

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Ambreate noun · 78% connection

A salt formed by the combination of ambreic acid with a base or positive radical.

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Amide noun · 78% connection

A compound formed by the union of amidogen with an acid element or radical. It may also be regarded as ammonia in which one or more hy…

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Amphid noun · 78% connection

A salt of the class formed by the combination of an acid and a base, or by the union of two oxides, two sulphides, selenides, or tellu…

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Amylate noun · 78% connection

A compound of the radical amyl with oxygen and a positive atom or radical.

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Arsenite noun · 78% connection

A salt formed by the union of arsenious acid with a base.

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Base noun · 78% connection

The positive, or non-acid component of a salt; a substance which, combined with an acid, neutralizes the latter and forms a salt; -- a…

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