a colorless pungent liquid widely used in manufacturing plastics and pharmaceuticals
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a dicarboxylic acid found in cork
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any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt
Used in the same subject area: Chemistry, General chemistry, Environmental science, Pollution.an unsaturated liquid carboxylic acid used in the manufacture of acrylic resins
Used in the same subject area: Organic chemistry, Chemistry, General chemistry, Environmental science, Pollution.a carboxylic acid used in the manufacture of nylon
Used in the same subject area: Organic chemistry, Chemistry, General chemistry, Environmental science, Pollution.a white crystalline solid occurring in many resins
Used in the same subject area: Organic chemistry, Chemistry, General chemistry, Environmental science, Pollution.hydrocarbon gases, usually propane or butane, kept under pressure
Used in the same subject area: Organic chemistry, Chemistry, General chemistry, Environmental science.an organic acid characterized by one or more carboxyl groups
Used in the same subject area: Organic chemistry, Chemistry, General chemistry, Environmental science, Pollution.a flammable hydrocarbon oil used as fuel in lamps and heaters
Used in the same subject area: Organic chemistry, Chemistry, General chemistry, Environmental science.a dicarboxylic acid used to make resins
Used in the same subject area: Organic chemistry, Chemistry, General chemistry, Environmental science, Pollution.an organic compound containing two carboxyl functional groups (-COOH).; "The most widely used dicarboxylic acid in the industry is adi…
Used in the same subject area: Organic chemistry, Chemistry, General chemistry, Environmental science, Pollution.a colorless pungent liquid widely used in manufacturing plastics and pharmaceuticals
Used in the same subject area: Organic chemistry, Chemistry, General chemistry, Environmental science, Pollution.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…
Used in the same subject area: Organic chemistry, Chemistry, General chemistry, Environmental science, Pollution.a carboxylic acid used in the manufacture of nylon
Used in the same subject area: Organic chemistry, Chemistry, General chemistry, Environmental science, Pollution.a flammable hydrocarbon oil used as fuel in lamps and heaters
Used in the same subject area: Organic chemistry, Chemistry, General chemistry, Environmental science.a flammable hydrocarbon oil used as fuel in lamps and heaters
Used in the same subject area: Organic chemistry, Chemistry, General chemistry, Environmental science.a clear odorless hygroscopic syrupy carboxylic acid found in sour milk and in many fruits
Used in the same subject area: Organic chemistry, Chemistry, General chemistry, Environmental science, Pollution.a flammable hydrocarbon oil used as fuel in lamps and heaters
Used in the same subject area: Organic chemistry, Chemistry, General chemistry, Environmental science.hydrocarbon gases, usually propane or butane, kept under pressure
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A small piece of cork or light wood attached to a fishing line to show when a fish is biting; a float.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: dicarboxylic, acid, found, cork.A waxy substance extracted by alcohol or ether from cork; sometimes applied also to the portion of beeswax which is soluble in alcohol.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: dicarboxylic, acid, found, cork.The sound made when a cork is forcibly drawn from a bottle.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: dicarboxylic, acid, found, cork.To furnish or fit with cork; to raise on cork.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: dicarboxylic, acid, found, cork.A variety of amianthus which is very light, like cork.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: dicarboxylic, acid, found, cork.The charge made by innkeepers for drawing the cork and taking care of bottles of wine bought elsewhere by a guest.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: dicarboxylic, acid, found, cork.of Cork
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: dicarboxylic, acid, found, cork.of Cork
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: dicarboxylic, acid, found, cork.A pin of a large size, formerly used attaching a woman's headdress to a cork mold.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: dicarboxylic, acid, found, cork.Consisting of, or like, cork; dry shriveled up.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: dicarboxylic, acid, found, cork.A material for carpeting or floor covering, made of ground cork and caoutchouc or India rubber.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: dicarboxylic, acid, found, cork.The substance which, added to the material of a cell wall, makes it waterproof, as in cork.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: dicarboxylic, acid, found, cork.
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