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Atomization

The act of reducing to atoms, or very minute particles; or the state of being so reduced.

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Annihilation 76% connected

The act of reducing to nothing, or nonexistence; or the act of destroying the form or combination of parts under which a thing exists, so that the na…

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Division 76% connected

The act or process of diving anything into parts, or the state of being so divided; separation.

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Obliteration 76% connected

The act of obliterating, or the state of being obliterated; extinction.

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Atomize 74% connected

To reduce to atoms, or to fine spray.

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Atomize 74% connected

To reduce to atoms, or to fine spray.

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Accretion noun · 78% connection

Concretion; coherence of separate particles; as, the accretion of particles so as to form a solid mass.

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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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Basicity noun · 78% connection

The power of an acid to unite with one or more atoms or equivalents of a base, as indicated by the number of replaceable hydrogen atom…

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Biacid adjective · 78% connection

Having two hydrogen atoms which can be replaced by negative atoms or radicals to form salts; -- said of bases. See Diacid.

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Bibasic adjective · 78% connection

Having to hydrogen atoms which can be replaced by positive or basic atoms or radicals to form salts; -- said of acids. See Dibasic.

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Bichloride noun · 78% connection

A compound consisting of two atoms of chlorine with one or more atoms of another element; -- called also dichloride.

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Bose-Einstein statistics noun · 78% connection

(physics) statistical law obeyed by a system of particles whose wave function is not changed when two particles are interchanged (the…

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Carbohydrate noun · 78% connection

One of a group of compounds including the sugars, starches, and gums, which contain six (or some multiple of six) carbon atoms, united…

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Chemistry noun · 78% connection

That branch of science which treats of the composition of substances, and of the changes which they undergo in consequence of alterati…

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Clay noun · 78% connection

Earth in general, as representing the elementary particles of the human body; hence, the human body as formed from such particles.

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Comminute verb · 78% connection

To reduce to minute particles, or to a fine powder; to pulverize; to triturate; to grind; as, to comminute chalk or bones; to comminut…

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Comminution noun · 78% connection

The act of reducing to a fine powder or to small particles; pulverization; the state of being comminuted.

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Concrescence noun · 78% connection

Coalescence of particles; growth; increase by the addition of particles.

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Corpuscular radiation noun · 78% connection

a stream of atomic or subatomic particles that may be charged positively (e.g. alpha particles) or negatively (e.g. beta particles) or…

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Dibasic adjective · 78% connection

Having two acid hydrogen atoms capable of replacement by basic atoms or radicals, in forming salts; bibasic; -- said of acids, as oxal…

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Drizzle verb · 78% connection

To shed slowly in minute drops or particles.

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Dust noun · 78% connection

Fine, dry particles of earth or other matter, so comminuted that they may be raised and wafted by the wind; that which is crumbled too…

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Fatty acid noun · 78% connection

any of a class of aliphatic monocarboxylic acids that form part of a lipid molecule and can be derived from fat by hydrolysis; fatty a…

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