Nouns denoting substances
- type metal
- an alloy of tin and lead and antimony used to make printing type
- coal gas
- gaseous mixture produced by distillation of bituminous coal and used for heating and lighting
- nitride
- a compound containing nitrogen and a more electropositive element (such as phosphorus or a metal)
- anabolic steroid
- any of a group of synthetic steroid hormones used to stimulate muscle and bone growth; more than 100 have been developed and each requires a prescription to be used legally in the United States; sometimes used illicitly by athletes to increase their strength
- native sulphur
- an old name for sulfur
- TCE
- a heavy colorless highly toxic liquid used as a solvent to clean electronic components and for dry cleaning and as a fumigant; causes cancer and liver and lung damage
- pentoxide
- an oxide containing five atoms of oxygen in the molecule
- HN
- a colorless explosive liquid that is volatile and poisonous and foul-smelling
- silicon bronze
- a bronze with 2-3% silicon that is resistant to corrosion
- toner
- a black or colored powder used in a printer to develop a xerographic image
- trifluoromethane
- colorless gas haloform CHF3 (similar to chloroform)
- mono-iodotyrosine
- tyrosine with one iodine atom added
- goitrogen
- any substance (such as thiouracil) that induces the formation of a goiter
- perchlorate
- a salt of perchloric acid
- fluid
- a substance that is fluid at room temperature and pressure
- noncoding DNA
- sequence of a eukaryotic gene's DNA that is not translated into a protein
- balsam capivi
- an oleoresin used in varnishes and ointments
- ethanoyl radical
- the organic group of acetic acid (CH3CO-)
- lepidomelane
- a mica that is a biotite containing iron
- groundmass
- (geology) the matrix of fine-grained crystalline material in which larger crystals are embedded
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