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-ose
unknown · 78% connection
A suffix denoting full of, containing, having the qualities of, like; as in verbose, full of words; pilose, hairy; globose, like a glo…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: sweet, amorphous, deliquescent, substance, obtained.
Aromatic compound
noun · 78% connection
a hydrocarbon containing one or more benzene rings that are characteristic of the benzene series of compounds
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: sweet, amorphous, deliquescent, substance, obtained.
Aromatic hydrocarbon
noun · 78% connection
a hydrocarbon that contains one or more benzene rings that are characteristic of the benzene series of organic compounds
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: sweet, amorphous, deliquescent, substance, obtained.
Benzol
noun · 78% connection
An impure benzene, used in the arts as a solvent, and for various other purposes. See Benzene.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: sweet, amorphous, deliquescent, substance, obtained.
Bittersweet
adjective · 78% connection
Sweet and then bitter or bitter and then sweet; esp. sweet with a bitter after taste; hence (Fig.), pleasant but painful.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: sweet, amorphous, deliquescent, substance, obtained.
Chloranil
noun · 78% connection
A yellow crystalline substance, C6Cl4.O2, regarded as a derivative of quinone, obtained by the action of chlorine on certain benzene d…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: sweet, amorphous, deliquescent, substance, obtained.
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: sweet, amorphous, deliquescent, substance, obtained.
Derivative
adjective · 78% connection
Obtained by derivation; derived; not radical, original, or fundamental; originating, deduced, or formed from something else; secondary…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: sweet, amorphous, deliquescent, substance, obtained.
Dextrose
noun · 78% connection
A sirupy, or white crystalline, variety of sugar, C6H12O6 (so called from turning the plane of polarization to the right), occurring i…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: sweet, amorphous, deliquescent, substance, obtained.
Diphenyl
noun · 78% connection
A white crystalline substance, C6H5.C6H5, obtained by leading benzene through a heated iron tube. It consists of two benzene or phenyl…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: sweet, amorphous, deliquescent, substance, obtained.
Erythrite
noun · 78% connection
A colorless crystalline substance, C4H6.(OH)4, of a sweet, cooling taste, extracted from certain lichens, and obtained by the decompos…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: sweet, amorphous, deliquescent, substance, obtained.
Furfurine
noun · 78% connection
A white, crystalline base, obtained indirectly from furfurol.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: sweet, amorphous, deliquescent, substance, obtained.
Galactose
noun · 78% connection
A white, crystalline sugar, C6H12O6, isomeric with dextrose, obtained by the decomposition of milk sugar, and also from certain gums.…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: sweet, amorphous, deliquescent, substance, obtained.
Glucose
noun · 78% connection
A variety of sugar occurring in nature very abundantly, as in ripe grapes, and in honey, and produced in great quantities from starch,…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: sweet, amorphous, deliquescent, substance, obtained.
Glyoxal
noun · 78% connection
A white, amorphous, deliquescent powder, (CO.H)2, obtained by the partial oxidation of glycol. It is a double aldehyde, between glycol…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: sweet, amorphous, deliquescent, substance, obtained.
Hydroquinone
noun · 78% connection
A white crystalline substance, C6H4(OH)2, obtained by the reduction of quinone. It is a diacid phenol, resembling, and metameric with,…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: sweet, amorphous, deliquescent, substance, obtained.
Indihumin
noun · 78% connection
A brown amorphous substance resembling humin, and obtained from indican.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: sweet, amorphous, deliquescent, substance, obtained.
Inversion
noun · 78% connection
The act of inverting, or turning over or backward, or the state of being inverted.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: sweet, amorphous, deliquescent, substance, obtained.