Nouns denoting substances
- RF
- a substance produced by the hypothalamus that is capable of accelerating the secretion of a given hormone by the anterior pituitary gland
- iron manganese tungsten
- a mineral consisting of iron and manganese tungstate in crystalline form; the principal ore of tungsten; found in quartz veins associated with granitic rocks
- white leather
- a leather that has been treated with alum and/or salt
- silica gel
- a porous form of silica that is highly absorbent
- short-staple cotton
- cotton with relatively short fibers
- cadmium yellow pale
- pale-hued cadmium yellow pigment
- sticky end
- an end of DNA in which one strand of the double helix extends a few units beyond the other
- sodium hydride
- a flammable grey crystalline binary compound (NaH)
- progestogen
- any of a group of steroid hormones that have the effect of progesterone
- art paper
- a high-quality paper (usually having a filler of china clay)
- epoxy glue
- a thermosetting resin; used chiefly in strong adhesives and coatings and laminates
- acrylic
- polymerized from acrylonitrile
- writing paper
- paper material made into thin sheets that are sized to take ink; used for writing correspondence and manuscripts
- aldehyde group
- the chemical group -CHO
- tributyrin
- a bitter oily triglyceride of butyric acid; a form of butyrin
- magnesium hydroxide
- a white crystalline powder used chiefly in medicines
- protamine
- a simple protein found in fish sperm; rich in arginine; simpler in composition than globulin or albumin; counteracts the anticoagulant effect of heparin
- cacodyl
- a poisonous oily liquid with a garlicky odor composed of 2 cacodyl groups; undergoes spontaneous combustion in dry air
- vitamin B1
- a B vitamin that prevents beriberi; maintains appetite and growth
- lipide
- an oily organic compound insoluble in water but soluble in organic solvents; essential structural component of living cells (along with proteins and carbohydrates)
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