Nouns denoting substances
- monoamine neurotransmitter
- a monoamine that is functionally important in neural transmission
- ricinoleic acid
- an oily fatty acid found in castor oil and used in soap
- glucocorticoid
- a steroid hormone that is produced by the adrenal cortex of animals; affects functioning of gonads and has anti-inflammatory activity
- drying oil
- an oil that hardens in air due to oxidation and is often used as a paint or varnish base
- xanthate
- a salt or ester of xanthic acid
- breccia
- a rudaceous rock consisting of sharp fragments embedded in clay or sand
- terra alba
- finely pulverized gypsum used especially as a pigment
- zeolite
- any of a family of glassy minerals analogous to feldspar containing hydrated aluminum silicates of calcium or sodium or potassium; formed in cavities in lava flows and in plutonic rocks
- bimetal
- material made by bonding together sheets of two different metals
- antioxidant
- substance that inhibits oxidation or inhibits reactions promoted by oxygen or peroxides
- nitrocotton
- a nitric acid ester; used in lacquers and explosives
- creosol
- a colorless to yellow aromatic liquid that is a constituent of creosote
- bloodstone
- green chalcedony with red spots that resemble blood
- plant toxin
- any substance produced by plants that is similar in its properties to extracellular bacterial toxin
- amygdalin
- a bitter cyanogenic glucoside extracted from the seeds of apricots and plums and bitter almonds
- high brass
- brass with 35% zinc
- aldosterone
- a corticosteroid hormone that is secreted by the cortex of the adrenal gland; regulates salt (sodium and potassium) and water balance
- air
- a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
- Yule log
- large log traditionally burned at Christmas
- titanic acid
- a white weak acid that is a hydrated form of titanium dioxide
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