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-ic
unknown · 78% connection
A suffix, denoting that the element indicated enters into certain compounds with its highest valence, or with a valence relatively hig…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: supposed, metal, said, phipson, contained.
Argentic
adjective · 78% connection
Pertaining to, derived from, or containing, silver; -- said of certain compounds of silver in which this metal has its lowest proporti…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: supposed, metal, said, phipson, contained.
Argentous
adjective · 78% connection
Of, pertaining to, or containing, silver; -- said of certain silver compounds in which silver has a higher proportion than in argentic…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: supposed, metal, said, phipson, contained.
Benzene
noun · 78% connection
A volatile, very inflammable liquid, C6H6, contained in the naphtha produced by the destructive distillation of coal, from which it is…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: supposed, metal, said, phipson, contained.
Blende
noun · 78% connection
an ore that is the chief source of zinc; consists largely of zinc sulfide in crystalline form
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: supposed, metal, said, phipson, contained.
Bond
noun · 78% connection
A writing under seal, by which a person binds himself, his heirs, executors, and administrators, to pay a certain sum on or before a f…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: supposed, metal, said, phipson, contained.
Brass
noun · 78% connection
An alloy (usually yellow) of copper and zinc, in variable proportion, but often containing two parts of copper to one part of zinc. It…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: supposed, metal, said, phipson, contained.
Bronze
adjective · 78% connection
An alloy of copper and tin, to which small proportions of other metals, especially zinc, are sometimes added. It is hard and sonorous,…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: supposed, metal, said, phipson, contained.
Cadmia
noun · 78% connection
An oxide of zinc which collects on the sides of furnaces where zinc is sublimed. Formerly applied to the mineral calamine.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: supposed, metal, said, phipson, contained.
Cadmium
noun · 78% connection
A comparatively rare element related to zinc, and occurring in some zinc ores. It is a white metal, both ductile and malleable. Symbol…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: supposed, metal, said, phipson, contained.
Camera obscura
unknown · 78% connection
An apparatus in which the image of an external object or objects is, by means of lenses, thrown upon a sensitized plate or surface pla…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: supposed, metal, said, phipson, contained.
Cetyl
noun · 78% connection
A radical, C16H33, not yet isolated, but supposed to exist in a series of compounds homologous with the ethyl compounds, and derived f…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: supposed, metal, said, phipson, contained.
Chlorous
adjective · 78% connection
Of, pertaining to, or derived from, chlorine; -- said of those compounds of chlorine in which this element has a valence of three, the…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: supposed, metal, said, phipson, contained.
Chromium
noun · 78% connection
A comparatively rare element occurring most abundantly in the mineral chromite. Atomic weight 52.5. Symbol Cr. When isolated it is a h…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: supposed, metal, said, phipson, contained.
Commercial
adjective · 78% connection
Of or pertaining to commerce; carrying on or occupied with commerce or trade; mercantile; as, commercial advantages; commercial relati…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: supposed, metal, said, phipson, contained.
Dezincification
noun · 78% connection
The act or process of freeing from zinc; also, the condition resulting from the removal of zinc.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: supposed, metal, said, phipson, contained.
Domebook
noun · 78% connection
A book said to have been compiled under the direction of King Alfred. It is supposed to have contained the principal maxims of the com…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: supposed, metal, said, phipson, contained.
Echidnine
noun · 78% connection
The clear, viscid fluid secreted by the poison glands of certain serpents; also, a nitrogenous base contained in this, and supposed to…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: supposed, metal, said, phipson, contained.
