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Acrylic

Of or containing acryl, the hypothetical radical of which acrolein is the hydride; as, acrylic acid.

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Cloth 76% connected

A fabric made of fibrous material (or sometimes of wire, as in wire cloth); commonly, a woven fabric of cotton, woolen, or linen, adapted to be made…

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Fabric 76% connected

The structure of anything; the manner in which the parts of a thing are united; workmanship; texture; make; as cloth of a beautiful fabric.

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Material 76% connected

Consisting of matter; not spiritual; corporeal; physical; as, material substance or bodies.

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Paint 76% connected

To cover with coloring matter; to apply paint to; as, to paint a house, a signboard, etc.

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Pigment 76% connected

Any material from which a dye, a paint, or the like, may be prepared; particularly, the refined and purified coloring matter ready for mixing with an…

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Textile 76% connected

Pertaining to weaving or to woven fabrics; as, textile arts; woven, capable of being woven; formed by weaving; as, textile fabrics.

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Acceptor RNA noun · 86% connection

RNA molecules present in the cell (in at least 20 varieties, each variety capable of combining with a specific amino acid) that attach…

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CDNA noun · 86% connection

single-stranded DNA that is complementary to messenger RNA or DNA that has been synthesized from messenger RNA by reverse transcriptase

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Coding DNA noun · 86% connection

sequence of a gene's DNA that transcribes into protein structures; "exons are interspersed with introns"

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Copolymer noun · 86% connection

a polymer consisting of two or more different monomers

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Deoxyribonucleic acid noun · 86% connection

(biochemistry) a long linear polymer found in the nucleus of a cell and formed from nucleotides and shaped like a double helix; associ…

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Desoxyribonucleic acid noun · 86% connection

(biochemistry) a long linear polymer found in the nucleus of a cell and formed from nucleotides and shaped like a double helix; associ…

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DNA noun · 86% connection

(biochemistry) a long linear polymer found in the nucleus of a cell and formed from nucleotides and shaped like a double helix; associ…

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Informational RNA noun · 86% connection

the template for protein synthesis; the form of RNA that carries information from DNA in the nucleus to the ribosome sites of protein…

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Lignin noun · 86% connection

a complex polymer; the chief constituent of wood other than carbohydrates; binds to cellulose fibers to harden and strengthen cell wal…

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Messenger RNA noun · 86% connection

the template for protein synthesis; the form of RNA that carries information from DNA in the nucleus to the ribosome sites of protein…

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MRNA noun · 86% connection

the template for protein synthesis; the form of RNA that carries information from DNA in the nucleus to the ribosome sites of protein…

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Polyamide noun · 86% connection

a polymer containing repeated amide groups

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Polymer noun · 86% connection

a naturally occurring or synthetic compound consisting of large molecules made up of a linked series of repeated simple monomers

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Polymeric amide noun · 86% connection

a polymer containing repeated amide groups

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Polyurethan noun · 86% connection

any of various polymers containing the urethane radical; a wide variety of synthetic forms are made and used as adhesives or plastics…

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Polyurethane noun · 86% connection

any of various polymers containing the urethane radical; a wide variety of synthetic forms are made and used as adhesives or plastics…

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PU noun · 86% connection

any of various polymers containing the urethane radical; a wide variety of synthetic forms are made and used as adhesives or plastics…

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Pur noun · 86% connection

any of various polymers containing the urethane radical; a wide variety of synthetic forms are made and used as adhesives or plastics…

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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.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: containing, acryl, hypothetical, radical, acrolein.
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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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Bicarbonate noun · 78% connection

A carbonate in which but half the hydrogen of the acid is replaced by a positive element or radical, thus making the proportion of the…

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Bisulphate noun · 78% connection

A sulphate in which but half the hydrogen of the acid is replaced by a positive element or radical, thus making the proportion of the…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: containing, acryl, hypothetical, radical, acrolein.
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Cinnamyl noun · 78% connection

The hypothetical radical, (C6H5.C2H2)2C, of cinnamic compounds.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: containing, acryl, hypothetical, radical, acrolein.
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Diazo- unknown · 78% connection

A combining form (also used adjectively), meaning pertaining to, or derived from, a series of compounds containing a radical of two ni…

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Dichromate noun · 78% connection

A salt of chromic acid containing two equivalents of the acid radical to one of the base; -- called also bichromate.

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Disacryl noun · 78% connection

A white amorphous substance obtained as a polymeric modification of acrolein.

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Glycolyl noun · 78% connection

A divalent, compound radical, CO.CH2, regarded as the essential radical of glycolic acid, and a large series of related compounds.

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Hydrogenide noun · 78% connection

A binary compound containing hydrogen; a hydride. [R.] See Hydride.

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Hydroguret noun · 78% connection

A hydride.

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Hydruret noun · 78% connection

A binary compound of hydrogen; a hydride.

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