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Asphalt

Alt. of Asphaltum

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Mineral 76% connected

An inorganic species or substance occurring in nature, having a definite chemical composition and usually a distinct crystalline form. Rocks, except…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Pave 76% connected

The pavement.

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Pavement 76% connected

That with which anythingis paved; a floor or covering of solid material, laid so as to make a hard and convenient surface for travel; a paved road or…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Paving 76% connected

of Pave

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Bravais lattice noun · 78% connection

a 3-dimensional geometric arrangement of the atoms or molecules or ions composing a crystal

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Complex noun · 78% connection

a compound described in terms of the central atom to which other atoms are bound or coordinated

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Coordination compound noun · 78% connection

a compound described in terms of the central atom to which other atoms are bound or coordinated

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Crystal lattice noun · 78% connection

a 3-dimensional geometric arrangement of the atoms or molecules or ions composing a crystal

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Ligand noun · 78% connection

a substance (an atom or molecule or radical or ion) that forms a complex around a central atom

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Organometallic compound noun · 78% connection

a compound containing an alkyl or aryl radical bonded to a metal.; "Tetracarbonyl nickel, and ferrocene are examples of organometallic…

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Oxidation number noun · 78% connection

the degree of oxidation of an atom or ion or molecule; for simple atoms or ions the oxidation number is equal to the ionic charge; "th…

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Oxidation state noun · 78% connection

the degree of oxidation of an atom or ion or molecule; for simple atoms or ions the oxidation number is equal to the ionic charge; "th…

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Space lattice noun · 78% connection

a 3-dimensional geometric arrangement of the atoms or molecules or ions composing a crystal

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Metal noun · 78% connection

any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.

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Metallic element noun · 78% connection

any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.

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Hydrochloride noun · 77% connection

a complex consisting of an organic base in association with hydrogen chloride

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Al noun · 77% connection

a silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite

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Aluminium noun · 77% connection

a silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite

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Aluminum noun · 77% connection

a silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite

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Am noun · 77% connection

a radioactive transuranic metallic element; discovered by bombarding uranium with helium atoms

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Amphibole noun · 77% connection

a mineral or mineral variety belonging to the amphibole group

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Antimony noun · 77% connection

a metallic element having four allotropic forms; used in a wide variety of alloys; found in stibnite

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Albertite noun · 78% connection

A bituminous mineral resembling asphaltum, found in the county of A. /bert, New Brunswick.

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Kerite noun · 78% connection

A compound in which tar or asphaltum combined with animal or vegetable oils is vulcanized by sulphur, the product closely resembling r…

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Asphaltum noun · 72% connection

Mineral pitch, Jews' pitch, or compact native bitumen. It is brittle, of a black or brown color and high luster on a surface of fractu…

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