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Plasma

A variety of quartz, of a color between grass green and leek green, which is found associated with common chalcedony. It was much esteemed by the ancients for making engraved ornaments.

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Chalcedony 76% connected

A cryptocrystalline, translucent variety of quartz, having usually a whitish color, and a luster nearly like wax.

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State 76% connected

The circumstances or condition of a being or thing at any given time.

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Plasm 92% connected

A mold or matrix in which anything is cast or formed to a particular shape.

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Haemoglobin noun · 85% connection

a hemoprotein composed of globin and heme that gives red blood cells their characteristic color; function primarily to transport oxyge…

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Hb noun · 85% connection

a hemoprotein composed of globin and heme that gives red blood cells their characteristic color; function primarily to transport oxyge…

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Hemoglobin noun · 85% connection

a hemoprotein composed of globin and heme that gives red blood cells their characteristic color; function primarily to transport oxyge…

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Atomic number 11 noun · 85% connection

a silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group; occurs abundantly in natural compounds (especially in salt water); bur…

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Atomic number 19 noun · 85% connection

a light soft silver-white metallic element of the alkali metal group; oxidizes rapidly in air and reacts violently with water; is abun…

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Na noun · 85% connection

a silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group; occurs abundantly in natural compounds (especially in salt water); bur…

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Potassium noun · 85% connection

a light soft silver-white metallic element of the alkali metal group; oxidizes rapidly in air and reacts violently with water; is abun…

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Sodium noun · 85% connection

a silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group; occurs abundantly in natural compounds (especially in salt water); bur…

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form noun · 78% connection

(physical chemistry) a distinct state of matter in a system; matter that is identical in chemical composition and physical state and s…

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Osmotic pressure noun · 78% connection

(physical chemistry) the pressure exerted by a solution necessary to prevent osmosis into that solution when it is separated from the…

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Phase noun · 78% connection

(physical chemistry) a distinct state of matter in a system; matter that is identical in chemical composition and physical state and s…

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Reverse osmosis noun · 78% connection

(chemistry) a method of producing pure water; a solvent passes through a semipermeable membrane in a direction opposite to that for na…

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System noun · 78% connection

(physical chemistry) a sample of matter in which substances in different phases are in equilibrium; "in a static system, oil cannot be…

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Bleeder's disease noun · 78% connection

congenital tendency to uncontrolled bleeding; usually affects males and is transmitted from mother to son

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Blood platelet noun · 78% connection

tiny bits of protoplasm found in vertebrate blood; essential for blood clotting

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Blood serum noun · 78% connection

an amber, watery fluid, rich in proteins, that separates out when blood coagulates

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Cancer of the blood noun · 78% connection

malignant neoplasm of blood-forming tissues; characterized by abnormal proliferation of leukocytes; one of the four major types of can…

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Erythrocyte noun · 78% connection

a mature blood cell that contains hemoglobin to carry oxygen to the bodily tissues; a biconcave disc that has no nucleus

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Agate noun · 78% connection

an impure form of quartz consisting of banded chalcedony; used as a gemstone and for making mortars and pestles

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Amethyst unknown · 78% connection

A variety of crystallized quartz, of a purple or bluish violet color, of different shades. It is much used as a jeweler's stone.

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Amphibole noun · 78% connection

A common mineral embracing many varieties varying in color and in composition. It occurs in monoclinic crystals; also massive, general…

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Asbestos noun · 78% connection

A variety of amphibole or of pyroxene, occurring in long and delicate fibers, or in fibrous masses or seams, usually of a white, gray,…

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Bermuda grass unknown · 78% connection

A kind of grass (Cynodon Dactylon) esteemed for pasture in the Southern United States. It is a native of Southern Europe, but is now w…

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Beryl noun · 78% connection

A mineral of great hardness, and, when transparent, of much beauty. It occurs in hexagonal prisms, commonly of a green or bluish green…

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Bloodstone noun · 78% connection

green chalcedony with red spots that resemble blood

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Cacholong noun · 78% connection

An opaque or milk-white chalcedony, a variety of quartz; also, a similar variety of opal.

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Cairngormstone unknown · 78% connection

A yellow or smoky brown variety of rock crystal, or crystallized quartz, found esp, in the mountain of Cairngorm, in Scotland.

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Carnelian noun · 78% connection

A variety of chalcedony, of a clear, deep red, flesh red, or reddish white color. It is moderately hard, capable of a good polish, and…

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Cat's-eye noun · 78% connection

A variety of quartz or chalcedony, exhibiting opalescent reflections from within, like the eye of a cat. The name is given to other ge…

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Chlorophyll noun · 78% connection

Literally, leaf green; a green granular matter formed in the cells of the leaves (and other parts exposed to light) of plants, to whic…

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