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serum albumin |
Noun
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albumin occurring in blood serum |
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serum globulin |
Noun
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globulins occurring in blood serum and containing most of the antibodies of the blood |
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silver solder |
Noun
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a solder that contains silver |
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soft solder |
Noun
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solder that melts at a relatively low temperature |
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spirit gum |
Noun
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an adhesive solution made of gum and ether and used to attach false hair to skin |
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solder |
Noun
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an alloy, usually of lead and tin, used when melted to join two metal surfaces |
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solder |
Verb
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to join or fuse with solder |
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sealing material |
Noun
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any substance used to seal joints or fill cracks in a porous surface |
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sealant |
Noun
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a kind of sealing material that is used to form a hard coating on a porous surface (as a coat of paint or varnish used to size a surface) |
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sizing |
Noun
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any glutinous material used to fill pores in surfaces or to stiffen fabrics |
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smoky quartz |
Noun
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a smoky yellow or brown quartz |
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simple protein |
Noun
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a protein that yields only amino acids when hydrolyzed |
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surface soil |
Noun
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the layer of soil on the surface |
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subsoil |
Noun
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the layer of soil between the topsoil and bedrock |
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spirits of wine |
Noun
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rectified ethyl alcohol |
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sedimentary rock |
Noun
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rock formed from consolidated clay sediments |
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sial |
Noun
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the granitelike rocks that form the outermost layer of the earth's crust |
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sensitizer |
Noun
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(chemistry) a substance other than a catalyst that facilitates the start of a catalytic reaction |
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sima |
Noun
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rock that form the continuous lower layer of the earth's crust |
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sensitiser |
Noun
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(chemistry) a substance other than a catalyst that facilitates the start of a catalytic reaction |
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stannic sulfide |
Noun
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a yellow pigment sometimes suspended in lacquer |
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strychnine |
Noun
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an alkaloid plant toxin extracted chiefly from nux vomica |
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stick lac |
Noun
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lac in its natural state as scraped off twigs and dried |
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seed lac |
Noun
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granular material obtained from stick lac by crushing and washing |
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spironolactone |
Noun
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a synthetic corticosteroid (trade name Aldactone) used to treat hypertension |
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steroid hormone |
Noun
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any hormone affecting the development and growth of sex organs |
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steroid |
Noun
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any hormone affecting the development and growth of sex organs |
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steroid |
Noun
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any of several fat-soluble organic compounds having as a basis 17 carbon atoms in four rings |
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sex hormone |
Noun
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any hormone affecting the development and growth of sex organs |
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stercobilinogen |
Noun
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a chromogen formed in the intestine from the breakdown of bilirubin |
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saccharic acid |
Noun
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a white dicarboxylic acid formed from oxidation of sugar or starch |
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sebacic acid |
Noun
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a dicarboxylic acid used to make resins |
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sorbic acid |
Noun
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a white crystalline carboxylic acid used as a preservative |
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stilbestrol |
Noun
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a potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry |
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stilboestrol |
Noun
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a potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry |
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saturated fatty acid |
Noun
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a fatty acid whose carbon chain cannot absorb any more hydrogen atoms |
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shammy |
Noun
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a soft suede leather formerly from the skin of the chamois antelope but now from sheepskin |
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shammy leather |
Noun
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a soft suede leather formerly from the skin of the chamois antelope but now from sheepskin |
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sodium benzoate |
Noun
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a white crystalline salt used as a food preservative and antiseptic |
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shoe leather |
Noun
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leather used to make shoes |
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suede leather |
Noun
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leather with a napped surface |
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sodium hydrogen carbonate |
Noun
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a white soluble compound (NaHCO3) used in effervescent drinks and in baking powders and as an antacid |
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sodium bicarbonate |
Noun
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a white soluble compound (NaHCO3) used in effervescent drinks and in baking powders and as an antacid |
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saleratus |
Noun
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a white soluble compound (NaHCO3) used in effervescent drinks and in baking powders and as an antacid |
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serotonin |
Noun
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a neurotransmitter involved in e.g. sleep and depression and memory |
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siccative |
Noun
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a substance that promotes drying (e.g., calcium oxide absorbs water and is used to remove moisture) |
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strawboard |
Noun
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a coarse yellow cardboard made of straw pulp |
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stainless steel |
Noun
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steel containing chromium that makes it resistant to corrosion |
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saccharide |
Noun
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an essential structural component of living cells and source of energy for animals |
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steel wool |
Noun
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a mass of woven steel fibers used as an abrasive |