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Rosin

The hard, amber-colored resin left after distilling off the volatile oil of turpentine; colophony.

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Rub 76% connected

To subject (a body) to the action of something moving over its surface with pressure and friction, especially to the action of something moving back…

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Resin 92% connected

Any one of a class of yellowish brown solid inflammable substances, of vegetable origin, which are nonconductors of electricity, have a vitreous frac…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Acceptor noun · 78% connection

(chemistry) in the formation of a coordinate bond it is the compound to which electrons are donated

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Breakdown noun · 78% connection

(chemistry) separation of a substance into two or more substances that may differ from each other and from the original substance

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Buffer noun · 78% connection

(chemistry) an ionic compound that resists changes in its pH

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Chemical compound noun · 78% connection

(chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight

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Chemical decomposition reaction noun · 78% connection

(chemistry) separation of a substance into two or more substances that may differ from each other and from the original substance

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(chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule

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(chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are changed into others; "there was a chemical reaction of the lime with the gro…

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(chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight

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(chemistry) separation of a substance into two or more substances that may differ from each other and from the original substance

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(chemistry) separation of a substance into two or more substances that may differ from each other and from the original substance

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(chemistry) a reaction in which an elementary substance displaces and sets free a constituent element from a compound

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Displacement reaction noun · 78% connection

(chemistry) a reaction in which an elementary substance displaces and sets free a constituent element from a compound

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Electrolysis noun · 78% connection

(chemistry) a chemical decomposition reaction produced by passing an electric current through a solution containing ions

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Foryml noun · 78% connection

(chemistry) the negative univalent acyl radical CHO that occurs in aldehydes

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(chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule

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(chemistry) an atom having a valence of one

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Periodic table noun · 78% connection

(chemistry) a tabular arrangement of the chemical elements according to atomic number as based on the periodic law

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Abietene noun · 78% connection

A volatile oil distilled from the resin or balsam of the nut pine (Pinus sabiniana) of California.

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Amber noun · 78% connection

Amber color, or anything amber-colored; a clear light yellow; as, the amber of the sky.

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Amber room unknown · 78% connection

A room formerly in the Czar's Summer Palace in Russia, which was richly decorated with walls and fixtures made from amber. The amber w…

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Balsam noun · 78% connection

A resin containing more or less of an essential or volatile oil.

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Bitumen noun · 78% connection

By extension, any one of the natural hydrocarbons, including the hard, solid, brittle varieties called asphalt, the semisolid maltha a…

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Camphor noun · 78% connection

A tough, white, aromatic resin, or gum, obtained from different species of the Laurus family, esp. from Cinnamomum camphara (the Lauru…

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Cannabin noun · 78% connection

A poisonous resin extracted from hemp (Cannabis sativa, variety Indica). The narcotic effects of hasheesh are due to this resin.

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Celluloid noun · 78% connection

A substance composed essentially of gun cotton and camphor, and when pure resembling ivory in texture and color, but variously colored…

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Cerate noun · 78% connection

a hard medicated paste made of lard or oil mixed with wax or resin

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Chloroform noun · 78% connection

A colorless volatile liquid, CHCl3, having an ethereal odor and a sweetish taste, formed by treating alcohol with chlorine and an alka…

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Cloudberry noun · 78% connection

A species of raspberry (Rubus Chamaemerous) growing in the northern regions, and bearing edible, amber-colored fruit.

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Colophany noun · 78% connection

See Colophony.

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