Nouns denoting substances
- spoondrift
- spray blown up from the surface of the sea
- copper oxide
- an oxide of copper
- reverse transcriptase
- a polymerase that catalyzes the formation of DNA using RNA as a template; found especially in retroviruses
- deal
- a plank of softwood (fir or pine board)
- elaeostearic acid
- a crystalline unsaturated fatty acid
- wood
- the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
- benzine
- a colorless liquid hydrocarbon; highly flammable; carcinogenic; the simplest of the aromatic compounds
- vanadium steel
- steel alloyed with vanadium for greater strength and high-temperature stability
- keratin
- a fibrous scleroprotein that occurs in the outer layer of the skin and in horny tissues such as hair, feathers, nails, and hooves
- coagulase
- an enzyme that induces coagulation
- chrome green
- any of a class of green pigments consisting of chrome yellow and iron blue
- fencing
- material for building fences
- sulphur hexafluoride
- a colorless gas that is soluble in alcohol and ether; a powerful greenhouse gas widely used in the electrical utility industry
- axle grease
- a thick heavy grease used to lubricate axles
- dyewood
- any wood from which dye is obtained
- glyceric acid
- a syrupy acid obtained by oxidation of glycerol or glyceraldehyde
- yeast
- a commercial leavening agent containing yeast cells; used to raise the dough in making bread and for fermenting beer or whiskey
- cassiterite
- a hard heavy dark mineral that is the chief source of tin
- verd antique
- a dark green impure marble
- monoamine
- a molecule containing one amine group (especially one that is a neurotransmitter)
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