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sodium carbonate |
Noun
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a sodium salt of carbonic acid |
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sea spray |
Noun
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spray from ocean waves |
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spindrift |
Noun
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spray blown up from the surface of the sea |
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sal soda |
Noun
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a sodium salt of carbonic acid |
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spoondrift |
Noun
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spray blown up from the surface of the sea |
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soda ash |
Noun
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a sodium salt of carbonic acid |
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stearic acid |
Noun
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a waxy saturated fatty acid |
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sodium carboxymethyl cellulose |
Noun
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a gummy substance that is a sodium salt of carboxymethyl cellulose |
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sodium fluoride |
Noun
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a colorless crystalline salt of sodium (NaF) used in fluoridation of water and to prevent tooth decay |
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stearin |
Noun
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an ester of glycerol and stearic acid |
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sodium hydride |
Noun
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a flammable grey crystalline binary compound (NaH) |
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sodium hypochlorite |
Noun
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an unstable salt (NaOCl) used as a bleaching agent and disinfectant |
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sterling silver |
Noun
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a silver alloy with no more than 7.5% copper |
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sodium iodide |
Noun
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a crystalline salt used like potassium iodide |
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sternutator |
Noun
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a chemical substance that causes sneezing and coughing and crying |
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sodium lauryl sulphate |
Noun
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a caustic detergent useful for removing grease |
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sodium lauryl sulfate |
Noun
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a caustic detergent useful for removing grease |
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sterol |
Noun
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any of a group of natural steroid alcohols derived from plants or animals |
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sodium pyrophosphate |
Noun
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a sodium salt of pyrophosphoric acid used as a builder in soaps and detergents |
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steroid alcohol |
Noun
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any of a group of natural steroid alcohols derived from plants or animals |
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sodium sulphate |
Noun
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a solid white bitter salt used in manufacturing glass and paper and dyes and pharmaceuticals |
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sodium sulfate |
Noun
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a solid white bitter salt used in manufacturing glass and paper and dyes and pharmaceuticals |
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sodium phosphate |
Noun
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phosphate of sodium |
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sodium orthophosphate |
Noun
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phosphate of sodium |
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soft water |
Noun
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water that is not hard (does not contain mineral salts that interfere with the formation of lather with soap) |
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solute |
Noun
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the dissolved matter in a solution |
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solvate |
Noun
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a compound formed by solvation (the combination of solvent molecules with molecules or ions of the solute) |
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solvate |
Verb
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undergo solvation or convert into a solvate |
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solvate |
Verb
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cause a solvation in (a substance) |
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solvating agent |
Noun
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an agent that converts something into a solvate |
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snake venom |
Noun
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venom secreted by certain snakes |
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stibnite |
Noun
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a soft grey mineral |
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spackle |
Noun
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powder containing gypsum plaster and glue, that when mixed with water forms a plastic paste used to fill cracks and holes in plaster |
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sticks and stone |
Noun
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a general term for building materials |
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scabicide |
Noun
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a drug that destroys the itch mite that causes scabies |
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spackling compound |
Noun
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powder (containing gypsum plaster and glue) that when mixed with water forms a plastic paste used to fill cracks and holes in plaster |
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sewer gas |
Noun
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foul-smelling gas that forms in sewers |
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sparkle metal |
Noun
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matte that has 74 percent copper |
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stiffener |
Noun
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material used for stiffening something |
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scleroprotein |
Noun
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a simple protein found in horny and cartilaginous tissues and in the lens of the eye |
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shale |
Noun
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a sedimentary rock formed by the deposition of successive layers of clay |
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spiegeleisen |
Noun
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pig iron containing manganese |
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streptodornase |
Noun
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an enzyme produced by some hemolytic strains of streptococcus that dissolves fibrinous secretions from infections |
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spiegel |
Noun
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pig iron containing manganese |
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streptokinase |
Noun
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an enzyme produced by some strains of streptococcus that can liquefy blood clots by converting plasminogen to plasmin |
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stable factor |
Noun
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a coagulation factor formed in the kidney under the influence of vitamin K |
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sulphide |
Noun
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a compound of sulphur and some other element that is more electropositive |
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sulfur oxide |
Noun
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any of several oxides of sulphur |
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sulphur oxide |
Noun
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any of several oxides of sulphur |
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sulfur dioxide |
Noun
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a colorless toxic gas (SO2) that occurs in the gases from volcanoes |