Nouns denoting substances
- driftwood
- wood that is floating or that has been washed ashore
- basic slag
- slag produced in making steel; low in silica but having large amounts of calcium phosphate; useful as fertilizer
- Estronol
- a naturally occurring weak estrogenic hormone secreted by the mammalian ovary; synthesized (trade name Estronol) and used to treat estrogen deficiency
- cod-liver oil
- an oil obtained from the livers of cod and similar fishes; taken orally as a source of vitamins A and D
- shatterproof glass
- glass made with plates of plastic or resin or other material between two sheets of glass to prevent shattering
- Os
- a hard brittle blue-grey or blue-black metallic element that is one of the platinum metals; the heaviest metal known
- allyl resin
- a resin derived from allyl alcohol that hardens when cured; used as an adhesive
- triose
- any monosaccharide sugar containing three atoms of carbon per molecule
- viricide
- an agent (physical or chemical) that inactivates or destroys viruses
- high brass
- brass with 35% zinc
- pitchblende
- a mineral consisting of uranium oxide and trace amounts of radium and thorium and polonium and lead and helium; uraninite in massive form is called pitchblende which is the chief uranium ore
- saxitoxin
- a powerful neurotoxin produced by certain dinoflagellates found in red tides; it can accumulate in mollusks that feed on the dinoflagellates and cause food poisoning to humans
- crown glass
- a glass blown into a globe which is later flattened and spun to form a disk
- derivative
- a compound obtained from, or regarded as derived from, another compound
- carbamate
- a salt (or ester) of carbamic acid
- lye
- a strong solution of sodium or potassium hydroxide
- kieselguhr
- a light soil consisting of siliceous diatom remains and often used as a filtering material
- HCG
- hormone produced early in pregnancy by the placenta; detection in the urine and serum is the basis for one kind of pregnancy test
- Perspex
- a transparent thermoplastic acrylic resin
- zinc oxide
- oxide of zinc; a white powder used as a pigment or in cosmetics or glass or inks and in zinc ointment
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