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ESTER |
Chemical compound |
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OXIDE |
Chemical compound |
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AMMONIUM |
A compound radical, NH4, having the chemical relations of
a strongly basic element like the alkali metals. |
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EXPLOSIVE |
An explosive agent; a compound or mixture susceptible of
a rapid chemical reaction, as gunpowder, or nitro-glycerine. |
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DIMORPHISM |
Crystallization in two independent forms of the same
chemical compound, as of calcium carbonate as calcite and aragonite. |
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CHROMOPHORE |
Any chemical group or residue (as NO2; N2; or O2)
which imparts some decided color to the compound of which it is an
ingredient. |
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VOLTAMETER |
An instrument for measuring the voltaic electricity
passing through it, by its effect in decomposing water or some other
chemical compound acting as an electrolyte. |
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ASSAY |
To subject, as an ore, alloy, or other metallic compound, to
chemical or metallurgical examination, in order to determine the amount
of a parti... |
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ANALYSIS |
The separation of a compound substance, by chemical
processes, into its constituents, with a view to ascertain either (a)
what elements it cont... |
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MOLECULE |
A group of atoms so united and combined by chemical
affinity that they form a complete, integrated whole, being the
smallest portion of any par... |
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PARAFFINE |
...inert, not being acted upon by most of the strong chemical reagents. It
was formerly regarded as a definite compound, but is now known to be a
c... |
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EQUIVALENT |
That comparative quantity by weight of an element which
possesses the same chemical value as other elements, as determined by
actual experiment... |