A substance that acts as a base or an acid, depending on the pH of the solution into which it is introduced.
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Polyelectrolyte
an electrolyte of high molecular weight
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A substance that acts as a base or an acid, depending on the pH of the solution into which it is introduced.
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Chemistry, Nephrology, Electrochemistry, Laboratory medicine.the chief solid component of mammalian urine; synthesized from ammonia and carbon dioxide and used as fertilizer and in animal feed an…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Chemistry, Nephrology, Laboratory medicine.a solution that conducts electricity; "the proper amount and distribution of electrolytes in the body is essential for health"
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Chemistry, Nephrology, Electrochemistry, Laboratory medicine.the chief solid component of mammalian urine; synthesized from ammonia and carbon dioxide and used as fertilizer and in animal feed an…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Chemistry, Nephrology, Laboratory medicine.a silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group; occurs abundantly in natural compounds (especially in salt water); bur…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Chemistry, Nephrology.a light soft silver-white metallic element of the alkali metal group; oxidizes rapidly in air and reacts violently with water; is abun…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Chemistry, Nephrology.dialysis of the blood to remove toxic substances or metabolic wastes from the bloodstream; used in the case of kidney failure
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Chemistry, Nephrology.dialysis of the blood to remove toxic substances or metabolic wastes from the bloodstream; used in the case of kidney failure
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Chemistry, Nephrology.a silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group; occurs abundantly in natural compounds (especially in salt water); bur…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Chemistry, Nephrology.a light soft silver-white metallic element of the alkali metal group; oxidizes rapidly in air and reacts violently with water; is abun…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Chemistry, Nephrology.a silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group; occurs abundantly in natural compounds (especially in salt water); bur…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Chemistry, Nephrology.(chemistry) a chemical decomposition reaction produced by passing an electric current through a solution containing ions
Used in the same subject area: Chemistry, Electrochemistry.(chemistry) a method of producing pure water; a solvent passes through a semipermeable membrane in a direction opposite to that for na…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Chemistry.counting the number of white and red blood cells and the number of platelets in 1 cubic millimeter of blood
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Laboratory medicine.a serologic analysis of a sample of blood
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Laboratory medicine.a byproduct of inflammation; a globulin that is found in the blood in some cases of acute inflammation
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Laboratory medicine.counting the number of white and red blood cells and the number of platelets in 1 cubic millimeter of blood
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The positive pole of an electric battery, or more strictly the electrode by which the current enters the electrolyte on its way to the…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: electrolyte, high, molecular, weight.any of a class of drugs that block the flow of the electrolyte calcium (either in nerve cell conduction or smooth muscle contraction o…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: electrolyte, high, molecular, weight.any of a class of drugs that block the flow of the electrolyte calcium (either in nerve cell conduction or smooth muscle contraction o…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: electrolyte, high, molecular, weight.The part of a voltaic battery by which the electric current leaves substances through which it passes, or the surface at which the ele…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: electrolyte, high, molecular, weight.(chemistry) any process determined by the atomic and molecular composition and structure of the substances involved
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: electrolyte, high, molecular, weight.(chemistry) any process determined by the atomic and molecular composition and structure of the substances involved
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: electrolyte, high, molecular, weight.(chemistry) any process determined by the atomic and molecular composition and structure of the substances involved
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: electrolyte, high, molecular, weight.A rearrangement or concentration of the different constituents of one or more substances into a distinct and definite compound of grea…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: electrolyte, high, molecular, weight.To act against with equal weight; to equal in weight; to balance the weight of; to counterbalance.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: electrolyte, high, molecular, weight.the process whereby heavy molecules of naphtha or petroleum are broken down into hydrocarbons of lower molecular weight (especially in…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: electrolyte, high, molecular, weight.A weight; in Apothecaries' weight, one eighth part of an ounce, or sixty grains; in Avoirdupois weight, one sixteenth part of an ounce…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: electrolyte, high, molecular, weight.a fixed capacitor consisting of two electrodes separated by an electrolyte
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