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the property of being cohesive and sticky
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a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of; "air pollution"; "a smell of chemi…
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Environmental science, Pollution, Fluid dynamics.(astronomy) the particular appearance of a body's state of illumination (especially one of the recurring shapes of the part of Earth's…
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Environmental science, Pollution, Water and aquatic environments.a time when the Moon presents a particular recurring appearance
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Environmental science, Pollution, Water and aquatic environments.a colorless gas with a strong fishy smell; used as a pesticide
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Environmental science, Pollution, Fluid dynamics.an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained" - Shakespeare
Used in the same subject area: Environmental science, Pollution, Water and aquatic environments.a liquid necessary for the life of most animals and plants; "he asked for a drink of water"
Used in the same subject area: Environmental science, Pollution, Water and aquatic environments.a low area where the land is saturated with water
Used in the same subject area: Environmental science, Pollution, Water and aquatic environments.orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional
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Used in the same subject area: Environmental science, Pollution, Water and aquatic environments.the property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth; "he praised the richness of the soil"; "weeds lovel…
Used in the same subject area: Environmental science, Pollution, Water and aquatic environments.a fluid in the gaseous state having neither independent shape nor volume and being able to expand indefinitely
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Environmental science, Fluid dynamics.a gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect by absorbing infrared radiation
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Environmental science, Fluid dynamics.a colorless gas (O3) soluble in alkalis and cold water; a strong oxidizing agent; can be produced by electric discharge in oxygen or b…
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Environmental science, Fluid dynamics.the property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth; "he praised the richness of the soil"; "weeds lovel…
Used in the same subject area: Environmental science, Pollution, Water and aquatic environments.the property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth; "he praised the richness of the soil"; "weeds lovel…
Used in the same subject area: Environmental science, Pollution, Water and aquatic environments.the property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth; "he praised the richness of the soil"; "weeds lovel…
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To take up by cohesive, chemical, or any molecular action, as when charcoal absorbs gases. So heat, light, and electricity are absorbe…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: property, cohesive, sticky.Sticky; tenacious, as glutinous substances.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: property, cohesive, sticky.A valuation of property or profits of business, for the purpose of taxation; such valuation and an adjudging of the proper sum to be l…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: property, cohesive, sticky.An agreement between parties concerning the sale of property; or a contract by which one party binds himself to transfer the right to…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: property, cohesive, sticky.any of various tropical and subtropical plants having trifoliate leaves and rough sticky pod sections or loments
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: property, cohesive, sticky.any of numerous carnivorous bog plants of the genus Pinguicula having showy purple or yellow or white flowers and a rosette of basal l…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: property, cohesive, sticky.mostly perennial herbs with sticky stems that catch insects; widespread in north temperate zone
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: property, cohesive, sticky.Having the quality of being viscous or adhesive; soft and sticky; glutinous; damp and adhesive, as if covered with a cold perspiration.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: property, cohesive, sticky.Sticky and foul; muddy; filthy; dirty.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: property, cohesive, sticky.The quality possessed by many crystallized substances of splitting readily in one or more definite directions, in which the cohesive a…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: property, cohesive, sticky.Composed of clots or clods; having the quality or form of a clot; sticky; slimy; foul.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: property, cohesive, sticky.Holding the particles of a homogeneous body together; as, cohesive attraction; producing cohesion; as, a cohesive force.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: property, cohesive, sticky.
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