Nouns denoting substances
- vesicant
- a chemical agent that causes blistering (especially mustard gas)
- pulverization
- a solid substance in the form of tiny loose particles; a solid that has been pulverized
- Perspex
- a transparent thermoplastic acrylic resin
- gibberellin
- a plant hormone isolated from a fungus; used in promoting plant growth
- flaxseed
- the seed of flax used as a source of oil
- limewater
- solution of calcium hydroxide in water used as an antacid
- nitrogen mustard
- a toxic compound resembling mustard gas in structure; important in cancer treatment
- potash
- a potassium compound often used in agriculture and industry
- Bi
- a heavy brittle diamagnetic trivalent metallic element (resembles arsenic and antimony chemically); usually recovered as a by-product from ores of other metals
- vegetable tallow
- a waxy fat obtained from certain plants (e.g. bayberry) and used as tallow
- menstruum
- (archaic) a solvent
- residue
- matter that remains after something has been removed
- cat's eye
- any of various gems (as chrysoberyl or chalcedony) that reflect light when cut in a rounded shape
- wire wool
- a mass of woven steel fibers used as an abrasive
- drawing paper
- paper that is specially prepared for use in drafting
- nitrogenase
- an enzyme of nitrogen-fixing microorganisms that catalyzes the conversion of nitrogen to ammonia
- heavy hydrogen
- an isotope of hydrogen which has one neutron (as opposed to zero neutrons in hydrogen)
- igneous rock
- rock formed by the solidification of molten magma
- ebonite
- a hard nonresilient rubber formed by vulcanizing natural rubber
- sparkle metal
- matte that has 74 percent copper
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