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Acetone
noun · 78% connection
A volatile liquid consisting of three parts of carbon, six of hydrogen, and one of oxygen; pyroacetic spirit, -- obtained by the disti…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: inflammable, volatile, oily, liquid, hydrocarbon.
Acrolein
noun · 78% connection
A limpid, colorless, highly volatile liquid, obtained by the dehydration of glycerin, or the destructive distillation of neutral fats…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: inflammable, volatile, oily, liquid, hydrocarbon.
Aniline
noun · 78% connection
An organic base belonging to the phenylamines. It may be regarded as ammonia in which one hydrogen atom has been replaced by the radic…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: inflammable, volatile, oily, liquid, hydrocarbon.
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: inflammable, volatile, oily, liquid, hydrocarbon.
Coal tar
unknown · 78% connection
A thick, black, tarry liquid, obtained by the distillation of bituminous coal in the manufacture of illuminating gas; used for making…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: inflammable, volatile, oily, liquid, hydrocarbon.
Colophene
noun · 78% connection
A colorless, oily liquid, formerly obtained by distillation of colophony. It is regarded as a polymeric form of terebenthene. Called a…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: inflammable, volatile, oily, liquid, hydrocarbon.
Condenser
noun · 78% connection
An apparatus for receiving and condensing the volatile products of distillation to a liquid or solid form, by cooling.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: inflammable, volatile, oily, liquid, hydrocarbon.
Creosote
noun · 78% connection
Wood-tar oil; an oily antiseptic liquid, of a burning smoky taste, colorless when pure, but usually colored yellow or brown by impurit…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: inflammable, volatile, oily, liquid, hydrocarbon.
Crotonylene
noun · 78% connection
A colorless, volatile, pungent liquid, C4H6, produced artificially, and regarded as an unsaturated hydrocarbon of the acetylene series…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: inflammable, volatile, oily, liquid, hydrocarbon.
Cumene
noun · 78% connection
A colorless oily hydrocarbon, C6H5.C3H7, obtained by the distillation of cuminic acid; -- called also cumol.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: inflammable, volatile, oily, liquid, hydrocarbon.
Cymene
noun · 78% connection
any of three isotopes of a colorless aromatic liquid hydrocarbon occurring in the volatile oil of cumin and thyme and used in the manu…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: inflammable, volatile, oily, liquid, hydrocarbon.
Cymogene
noun · 78% connection
A highly volatile liquid, condensed by cold and pressure from the first products of the distillation of petroleum; -- used for produci…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: inflammable, volatile, oily, liquid, hydrocarbon.
Diallyl
noun · 78% connection
A volatile, pungent, liquid hydrocarbon, C6H10, consisting of two allyl radicals, and belonging to the acetylene series.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: inflammable, volatile, oily, liquid, hydrocarbon.
Distillation
noun · 78% connection
The separation of the volatile parts of a substance from the more fixed; specifically, the operation of driving off gas or vapor from…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: inflammable, volatile, oily, liquid, hydrocarbon.
Elaeoptene
noun · 78% connection
The more liquid or volatile portion of certain oily substance, as distinguished from stearoptene, the more solid parts.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: inflammable, volatile, oily, liquid, hydrocarbon.
Ether
noun · 78% connection
A light, volatile, mobile, inflammable liquid, (C2H5)2O, of a characteristic aromatic odor, obtained by the distillation of alcohol wi…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: inflammable, volatile, oily, liquid, hydrocarbon.
Ethylamine
noun · 78% connection
A colorless, mobile, inflammable liquid, C2H5.NH2, very volatile and with an ammoniacal odor. It is a strong base, and is a derivative…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: inflammable, volatile, oily, liquid, hydrocarbon.
Ethylene
noun · 78% connection
A colorless, gaseous hydrocarbon, C2H4, forming an important ingredient of illuminating gas, and also obtained by the action of concen…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: inflammable, volatile, oily, liquid, hydrocarbon.
