A substance that acts as a base or an acid, depending on the pH of the solution into which it is introduced.
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Chemistry, General chemistry, Nephrology.
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a silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group; occurs abundantly in natural compounds (especially in salt water); burns with a yellow flame and reacts violently in water; occurs in sea water and in the mineral halite (rock salt)
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A substance that acts as a base or an acid, depending on the pH of the solution into which it is introduced.
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Chemistry, General chemistry, Nephrology.a light soft silver-white metallic element of the alkali metal group; oxidizes rapidly in air and reacts violently with water; is abun…
Used in the same subject area: Inorganic chemistry, Medicine and healthcare, Chemistry, General chemistry, Nephrology.the chief solid component of mammalian urine; synthesized from ammonia and carbon dioxide and used as fertilizer and in animal feed an…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Chemistry, General chemistry, Nephrology.a silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group; occurs abundantly in natural compounds (especially in salt water); bur…
Used in the same subject area: Inorganic chemistry, Medicine and healthcare, Chemistry, General chemistry, Nephrology.a light soft silver-white metallic element of the alkali metal group; oxidizes rapidly in air and reacts violently with water; is abun…
Used in the same subject area: Inorganic chemistry, Medicine and healthcare, Chemistry, General chemistry, Nephrology.a silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group; occurs abundantly in natural compounds (especially in salt water); bur…
Used in the same subject area: Inorganic chemistry, Medicine and healthcare, Chemistry, General chemistry, Nephrology.the chief solid component of mammalian urine; synthesized from ammonia and carbon dioxide and used as fertilizer and in animal feed an…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Chemistry, General chemistry, Nephrology.a compound described in terms of the central atom to which other atoms are bound or coordinated
Used in the same subject area: Inorganic chemistry, Chemistry, General chemistry.a compound described in terms of the central atom to which other atoms are bound or coordinated
Used in the same subject area: Inorganic chemistry, Chemistry, General chemistry.a solution that conducts electricity; "the proper amount and distribution of electrolytes in the body is essential for health"
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Chemistry, Nephrology.dialysis of the blood to remove toxic substances or metabolic wastes from the bloodstream; used in the case of kidney failure
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Chemistry, Nephrology.dialysis of the blood to remove toxic substances or metabolic wastes from the bloodstream; used in the case of kidney failure
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Chemistry, Nephrology.a compound containing an alkyl or aryl radical bonded to a metal.; "Tetracarbonyl nickel, and ferrocene are examples of organometallic…
Used in the same subject area: Inorganic chemistry, Chemistry, General chemistry.any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.
Used in the same subject area: Inorganic chemistry, Chemistry, General chemistry.any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.
Used in the same subject area: Inorganic chemistry, Chemistry, General chemistry.(physiology) the normal equilibrium between acids and alkalis in the body; "with a normal acid-base balance in the body the blood is s…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Chemistry, General chemistry.(physiology) the normal equilibrium between acids and alkalis in the body; "with a normal acid-base balance in the body the blood is s…
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a soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group; found in barite
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: silvery, soft, waxy, metallic, element.a soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group; found in barite
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: silvery, soft, waxy, metallic, element.An elementary substance, not metallic in its nature, which is present in all organic compounds. Atomic weight 11.97. Symbol C. it is c…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: silvery, soft, waxy, metallic, element.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: silvery, soft, waxy, metallic, element.a ductile malleable reddish-brown corrosion-resistant diamagnetic metallic element; occurs in various minerals but is the only metal t…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: silvery, soft, waxy, metallic, element.a ductile silvery-white ductile ferromagnetic trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: silvery, soft, waxy, metallic, element.a rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element; brittle at low temperatures but liquid above room temperature; occurs in trace am…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: silvery, soft, waxy, metallic, element.A rare metallic element, of a silver white color, and low specific gravity (2.1), resembling magnesium. It never occurs naturally in t…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: silvery, soft, waxy, metallic, element.a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs together with yttrium; forms highly magnetic compounds
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: silvery, soft, waxy, metallic, element.a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs together with yttrium; forms highly magnetic compounds
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: silvery, soft, waxy, metallic, element.a heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element; the only metal that is liquid at ordinary temperatures
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: silvery, soft, waxy, metallic, element.a rare soft silvery metallic element; occurs in small quantities in sphalerite
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: silvery, soft, waxy, metallic, element.
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