Nouns denoting substances

depilatory

a chemical (usually a sulfide) used to remove hair or wool or bristles from hides

 

baryta

any of several compounds of barium

 

Ta

a hard grey lustrous metallic element that is highly resistant to corrosion; occurs in niobite and fergusonite and tantalite

 

electrum

an alloy of gold and silver

 

caustic

any chemical substance that burns or destroys living tissue

 

gibberellin

a plant hormone isolated from a fungus; used in promoting plant growth

 

urate

a salt of uric acid

 

wrapping paper

a tough paper used for wrapping

 

hydride

any binary compound formed by the union of hydrogen and other elements

 

propane

colorless gas found in natural gas and petroleum; used as a fuel

 

cellulose acetate

an ester of acetic acid; used in fibers and fabrics; photographic films and varnishes

 

Al

a silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite

 

triazine

any of three isomeric compounds having three carbon and three nitrogen atoms in a six-membered ring

 

Perspex

a transparent thermoplastic acrylic resin

 

knothole

a hole in a board where a knot came out

 

fluosilicate

salt of fluosilicic acid

 

glycerol trimargarate

a glyceryl ester of margaric acid

 

hardwood

the wood of broad-leaved dicotyledonous trees (as distinguished from the wood of conifers)

 

decarboxylase

any of the enzymes that hydrolize the carboxyl group

 

spodumene

a pyroxene mineral consisting of lithium aluminum silicate; a source of lithium