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polyurethane foam |
Noun
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a foam made by adding water to polyurethane plastics |
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perfect gas |
Noun
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a hypothetical gas with molecules of negligible size that exert no intermolecular forces |
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printer's ink |
Noun
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a semisolid quick drying ink made especially for use in printing |
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printing ink |
Noun
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a semisolid quick drying ink made especially for use in printing |
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pahoehoe |
Noun
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freely flowing lava |
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pillow lava |
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lava that hardened in rounded shapes suggestive of pillows |
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pluton |
Noun
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large mass of intrusive igneous rock believed to have solidified deep within the earth |
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pesticide |
Noun
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a chemical used to kill pests (as rodents or insects) |
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petrochemical |
Noun
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any compound obtained from petroleum or natural gas |
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petroleum |
Noun
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a dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons |
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periodic acid |
Noun
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any acid of iodine that contains oxygen |
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plant fiber |
Noun
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fiber derived from plants |
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pad of paper |
Noun
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a number of sheets of paper fastened together along one edge |
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plant fibre |
Noun
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fiber derived from plants |
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palmitic acid |
Noun
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a saturated fatty acid that is the major fat in meat and dairy products |
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palmitin |
Noun
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an ester of glycerol and palmitic acid |
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pantothenic acid |
Noun
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a vitamin of the vitamin B complex that performs an important role in the oxidation of fats and carbohydrates and certain amino acids |
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pantothen |
Noun
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a vitamin of the vitamin B complex that performs an important role in the oxidation of fats and carbohydrates and certain amino acids |
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papain |
Noun
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a proteolytic enzyme obtained from the unripe papaya |
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para aminobenzoic acid |
Noun
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a metabolic acid found in yeast and liver cells |
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paraquat |
Noun
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a poisonous yellow solid used in solution as a herbicide |
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paper tape |
Noun
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a long narrow strip of paper |
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paper toweling |
Noun
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absorbent paper used as toweling |
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papier-mache |
Noun
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a substance made from paper pulp that can be molded when wet and painted when dry |
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paper-mache |
Noun
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a substance made from paper pulp that can be molded when wet and painted when dry |
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packing material |
Noun
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any material used especially to protect something |
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pantile |
Noun
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a roofing tile with a S-shape |
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parget |
Noun
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plaster used to coat outer walls and line chimneys |
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parget |
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apply ornamental plaster to |
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paving material |
Noun
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material used to pave an area |
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pearlite |
Noun
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a lamellar mixture of cementite and ferrite formed during the cooling of austenite |
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pectic acid |
Noun
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a complex acid that occurs in ripe fruit and some vegetables |
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pectin |
Noun
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any of various water-soluble colloidal carbohydrates that occur in ripe fruit and vegetables |
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pediculicide |
Noun
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a chemical agent that kills lice |
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penicillinase |
Noun
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enzyme produced by certain bacteria that inactivates penicillin and results in resistance to that antibiotic |
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pepsin |
Noun
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an enzyme produced in the stomach that splits proteins into peptones |
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pepsinogen |
Noun
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precursor of pepsin |
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perboric acid |
Noun
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a form of boric acid |
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perfluorocarbon |
Noun
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a powerful greenhouse gas emitted during the production of aluminum |
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polyamide |
Noun
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a polymer containing repeated amide groups |
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permanganate |
Noun
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a dark purple salt of permanganic acid |
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polymeric amide |
Noun
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a polymer containing repeated amide groups |
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permanganic acid |
Noun
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an unstable purple acid (HMnO4) known only in solution or of permanganate salts |
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peroxidase |
Noun
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any of a group of enzymes (occurring especially in plant cells) that catalyze the oxidation of a compound by a peroxide |
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peridot |
Noun
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a pale green variety of chrysolite |
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podzol soil |
Noun
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a soil that develops in temperate to cold moist climates under coniferous or heath vegetation |
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podsol |
Noun
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a soil that develops in temperate to cold moist climates under coniferous or heath vegetation |
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podsol soil |
Noun
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a soil that develops in temperate to cold moist climates under coniferous or heath vegetation |
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podsolic soil |
Noun
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a soil that develops in temperate to cold moist climates under coniferous or heath vegetation |
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poison gas |
Noun
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a gas that is poisonous to breath or contact |