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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: pertaining, containing, phosphorus, lower, oxidation.
Ferric
adjective · 78% connection
Pertaining to, derived from, or containing iron. Specifically (Chem.), denoting those compounds in which iron has a higher valence tha…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, containing, phosphorus, lower, oxidation.
Glacial
adjective · 78% connection
Pertaining to ice or to its action; consisting of ice; frozen; icy; esp., pertaining to glaciers; as, glacial phenomena.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, containing, phosphorus, lower, oxidation.
Hypophosphoric
adjective · 78% connection
Pertaining to, or derived from, or containing, phosphorus in a lower state of oxidation than in phosphoric compounds; as, hypophosphor…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, containing, phosphorus, lower, oxidation.
Hyposulphuric
adjective · 78% connection
Pertaining to, or containing, sulphur in a lower state of oxidation than in the sulphuric compounds; as, hyposulphuric acid.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, containing, phosphorus, lower, oxidation.
Manganous
adjective · 78% connection
Of, pertaining to, designating, those compounds of manganese in which the element has a lower valence as contrasted with manganic comp…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, containing, phosphorus, lower, oxidation.
Metalloid
noun · 78% connection
Formerly, the metallic base of a fixed alkali, or alkaline earth; -- applied by Sir H. Davy to sodium, potassium, and some other metal…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, containing, phosphorus, lower, oxidation.
Metaphosphoric
adjective · 78% connection
Pertaining to, or designating, a monobasic acid, HPO3, analogous to nitric acid, and, by heating phosphoric acid, obtained as a crysta…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, containing, phosphorus, lower, oxidation.
Molybdous
adjective · 78% connection
Of, pertaining to, or containing, molybdenum; specif., designating those compounds in which molybdenum has a lower valence as contrast…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, containing, phosphorus, lower, oxidation.
Nickelous
adjective · 78% connection
Of, pertaining to, or designating, those compounds of nickel in which, as contrasted with the nickelic compounds, the metal has a lowe…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, containing, phosphorus, lower, oxidation.
Nitric
adjective · 78% connection
Of, pertaining to, or containing, nitrogen; specifically, designating any one of those compounds in which, as contrasted with nitrous…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, containing, phosphorus, lower, oxidation.
Nitrous
adjective · 78% connection
Of, pertaining to, or containing, niter; of the quality of niter, or resembling it.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, containing, phosphorus, lower, oxidation.
Organogen
noun · 78% connection
A name given to any one of the four elements, carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen, which are especially characteristic ingredients…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, containing, phosphorus, lower, oxidation.
Osmic
adjective · 78% connection
Pertaining to, derived from, or containing, osmium; specifically, designating those compounds in which it has a valence higher than in…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, containing, phosphorus, lower, oxidation.
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…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, containing, phosphorus, lower, oxidation.
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…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, containing, phosphorus, lower, oxidation.
Oxyacid
noun · 78% connection
An acid containing oxygen, as chloric acid or sulphuric acid; -- contrasted with the hydracids, which contain no oxygen, as hydrochlor…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, containing, phosphorus, lower, oxidation.
Palladious
adjective · 78% connection
Of, pertaining to, or containing, palladium; -- used specifically to designate those compounds in which palladium has a lower valence…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, containing, phosphorus, lower, oxidation.
