Nouns denoting substances
- thyroglobulin
- an iodine containing protein that is obtained from the thyroid gland and exhibits the general properties of the globulins
- planking
- planks collectively; a quantity of planks
- sardine oil
- oil obtained from sardines and used chiefly as a lubricant and in soap
- Maalox
- an antacid
- acid
- any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt
- leucine
- a white crystalline amino acid occurring in proteins that is essential for nutrition; obtained by the hydrolysis of most dietary proteins
- platelet
- tiny bits of protoplasm found in vertebrate blood; essential for blood clotting
- Brocadopa
- the levorotatory form of dopa (trade names Bendopa and Brocadopa and Larodopa); as a drug it is used to treat Parkinson's disease
- acylglycerol
- an ester of glycerol and fatty acids that occurs naturally as fats and fatty oils
- bagasse
- the dry dusty pulp that remains after juice is extracted from sugar cane or similar plants
- silicate
- a salt or ester derived from silicic acid
- Cl
- a common nonmetallic element belonging to the halogens; best known as a heavy yellow irritating toxic gas; used to purify water and as a bleaching agent and disinfectant; occurs naturally only as a salt (as in sea water)
- nucleoprotein
- any of several substances found in the nuclei of all living cells; consists of a protein bound to a nucleic acid
- decarboxylase
- any of the enzymes that hydrolize the carboxyl group
- cadmium sulphide
- ore of cadmium; a rare yellowish mineral consisting of cadmium sulphide in crystalline form
- solvate
- a compound formed by solvation (the combination of solvent molecules with molecules or ions of the solute)
- 1-dodecanol
- a colorless insoluble solid alcohol used to make detergents and pharmaceuticals
- conjugated protein
- a protein complex combining amino acids with other substances
- Ne
- a colorless odorless gaseous element that give a red glow in a vacuum tube; one of the six inert gasses; occurs in the air in small amounts
- massicotite
- the mineral form of lead monoxide; in the form of yellow powder it is used as a pigment
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