Nouns denoting substances
- glutaminic acid
- an amino acid occurring in proteins; important in the nitrogen metabolism of plants; used in monosodium glutamate to enhance the flavor of meats
- TNF
- a proinflammatory cytokine that is produced by white blood cells (monocytes and macrophages); has an antineoplastic effect but causes inflammation (as in rheumatoid arthritis)
- paragonite
- a colorless or pale brown mica with sodium
- liquid air
- air in a liquid state
- phosphorous acid
- a clear or yellow monobasic acid (H3PO2)
- pyrites
- any of various metallic-looking sulfides (of which pyrite is the commonest)
- hemolysin
- any substance that can cause lysis (destruction) of erythrocytes (red blood cells) and the release of their hemoglobin
- olefin
- any unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon
- neem cake
- residue after oil is pressed from neem seeds
- penicillinase
- enzyme produced by certain bacteria that inactivates penicillin and results in resistance to that antibiotic
- silicone rubber
- made from silicone elastomers; retains flexibility resilience and tensile strength over a wide temperature range
- liquor
- a liquid substance that is a solution (or emulsion or suspension) used or obtained in an industrial process
- saccharic acid
- a white dicarboxylic acid formed from oxidation of sugar or starch
- optical glass
- clear homogeneous glass of known refractive index; used to make lenses
- suspension
- a mixture in which fine particles are suspended in a fluid where they are supported by buoyancy
- wire glass
- a glass that contains a layer of wire netting in it
- polyvinyl-formaldehyde
- a polymer of vinyl formaldehyde
- residual oil
- oil products that remain after petroleum has been distilled
- gibbsite
- white crystalline mineral consisting of aluminum hydroxide; a constituent of bauxite and a source of alumina
- printing ink
- a semisolid quick drying ink made especially for use in printing
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