Nouns denoting substances
- Po
- a radioactive metallic element that is similar to tellurium and bismuth; occurs in uranium ores but can be produced by bombarding bismuth with neutrons in a nuclear reactor
- cordierite
- a blue mineral of magnesium and iron and aluminum and silicon and oxygen; often used as a gemstone
- crepe rubber
- crude natural rubber; used mainly for shoe soles
- galvanized iron
- iron that is coated with zinc to protect it from rust
- butyl rubber
- synthetic rubber made by polymerizing isobutylene
- wood
- the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
- Glauber's salts
- (Na2SO4.10H2O) a colorless salt used as a cathartic
- Freon
- any one or more chlorofluorocarbons (or related compounds) that are used as an aerosol propellant, organic solvent, or refrigerant
- Ceylonite
- a dark-colored spinel containing iron
- ticker tape
- a continuous thin ribbon of paper on which stock quotes are written
- pantile
- a roofing tile with a S-shape; laid so that curves overlap
- rhyolite
- very acid volcanic rock
- musk
- an odorous glandular secretion from the male musk deer; used as a perfume fixative
- lepidocrocite
- a red to reddish brown mineral consisting of iron oxide hydroxide; often found in iron ores together with goethite
- humin
- a black humic substance that is not soluble in water
- waste paper
- paper discarded after use
- vitamin E
- a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
- CO
- an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
- Clorox
- a commercial bleaching agent
- vegetable tallow
- a waxy fat obtained from certain plants (e.g. bayberry) and used as tallow
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