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Thoroughness

The quality or state of being thorough; completeness.

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Conscientiousness 76% connected

The quality of being conscientious; a scrupulous regard to the dictates of conscience.

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Precision 76% connected

The quality or state of being precise; exact limitation; exactness; accuracy; strict conformity to a rule or a standard; definiteness.

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Preciseness noun · 86% connection

the quality of being reproducible in amount or performance; "he handled it with the preciseness of an automaton"; "note the meticulous…

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Quantitative analysis noun · 86% connection

chemical analysis to determine the amounts of each element in the substance

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Quantitative chemical analysis noun · 86% connection

chemical analysis to determine the amounts of each element in the substance

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Thermogravimetry noun · 86% connection

the measurement of changes in weight as a function of changes in temperature used as a technique of chemically analyzing substances

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Calorimetry noun · 85% connection

measurement of quantities of heat

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Atomic theory noun · 78% connection

(chemistry) any theory in which all matter is composed of tiny discrete finite indivisible indestructible particles; "the ancient Gree…

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Atomism noun · 78% connection

(chemistry) any theory in which all matter is composed of tiny discrete finite indivisible indestructible particles; "the ancient Gree…

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Atomist theory noun · 78% connection

(chemistry) any theory in which all matter is composed of tiny discrete finite indivisible indestructible particles; "the ancient Gree…

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Atomistic theory noun · 78% connection

(chemistry) any theory in which all matter is composed of tiny discrete finite indivisible indestructible particles; "the ancient Gree…

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Extraversion noun · 78% connection

(psychology) an extroverted disposition; concern with what is outside the self

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Extroversion noun · 78% connection

(psychology) an extroverted disposition; concern with what is outside the self

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Tare noun · 78% connection

(chemical analysis) a counterweight used in chemical analysis; consists of an empty container that counterbalances the weight of the c…

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Absorbance noun · 78% connection

(physics) a measure of the extent to which a substance transmits light or other electromagnetic radiation

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Chemical analysis noun · 78% connection

the act of decomposing a substance into its constituent elements

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Chromatography noun · 78% connection

a process used for separating mixtures by virtue of differences in absorbency

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Neurosis noun · 78% connection

a mental or personality disturbance not attributable to any known neurological or organic dysfunction

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Neuroticism noun · 78% connection

a mental or personality disturbance not attributable to any known neurological or organic dysfunction

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Optical density noun · 78% connection

(physics) a measure of the extent to which a substance transmits light or other electromagnetic radiation

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Accompaniment noun · 78% connection

That which accompanies; something that attends as a circumstance, or which is added to give greater completeness to the principal thin…

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Allness noun · 78% connection

Totality; completeness.

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Ampleness noun · 78% connection

The state or quality of being ample; largeness; fullness; completeness.

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Appendix noun · 78% connection

Any literary matter added to a book, but not necessarily essential to its completeness, and thus distinguished from supplement, which…

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Arrant adjective · 78% connection

Notoriously or preeminently bad; thorough or downright, in a bad sense; shameless; unmitigated; as, an arrant rogue or coward.

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Bail verb · 78% connection

To dip or lade water from; -- often with out to express completeness; as, to bail a boat.

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Blend noun · 78% connection

A thorough mixture of one thing with another, as color, tint, etc., into another, so that it cannot be known where one ends or the oth…

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Break verb · 78% connection

To destroy the completeness of; to remove a part from; as, to break a set.

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Chaise noun · 78% connection

A two-wheeled carriage for two persons, with a calash top, and the body hung on leather straps, or thorough-braces. It is usually draw…

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Clearance noun · 78% connection

The act of clearing; as, to make a thorough clearance.

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Complement verb · 78% connection

Full quantity, number, or amount; a complete set; completeness.

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Dash noun · 78% connection

The line drawn through a figure in the thorough bass, as a direction to raise the interval a semitone.

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Deep superl. · 78% connection

Profound; thorough; complete; unmixed; intense; heavy; heartfelt; as, deep distress; deep melancholy; deep horror.

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