bichloride | (noun) a compound containing two chlorine atoms per molecule | Synonyms: dichloride |
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calorie | (noun) unit of heat defined as the quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1 degree centigrade at atmospheric pressure | Synonyms: gram calorie, small calorie |
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calorimeter | (noun) a measuring instrument that determines quantities of heat | - |
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calorimetry | (noun) measurement of quantities of heat | - |
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calorisator | (noun) an apparatus used in beet-sugar factories to heat the juice in order to aid the diffusion. | Synonyms: calorizator |
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calorizator | (noun) an apparatus used in beet-sugar factories to heat the juice in order to aid the diffusion. | Synonyms: calorisator |
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cephaloridine | (noun) a broad spectrum semisynthetic antibiotic produced by modifying cephalosporin | - |
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chloride | (noun) any compound containing a chlorine atom | - |
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(noun) any salt of hydrochloric acid (containing the chloride ion) | - |
chlorination | (noun) disinfection of water by the addition of small amounts of chlorine or a chlorine compound | - |
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(noun) the addition or substitution of chlorine in organic compounds | - |
chlorine | (noun) a common nonmetallic element belonging to the halogens; best known as a heavy yellow irritating toxic gas; used to purify water and as a bleaching agent and disinfectant; occurs naturally only as a salt (as in sea water) | Synonyms: atomic number 17, Cl |
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chlorinity | (noun) a measure of the quantity of chlorine or other halides in water (especially seawater) | - |
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chlorite | (noun) a generally green or black mineral; it occurs as a constituent of many rocks typically in the form of a flat crystal | - |
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colorimeter | (noun) a measuring instrument used in colorimetric analysis to determine the quantity of a substance from the color it yields with specific reagents | Synonyms: tintometer |
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colorimetry | (noun) quantitative chemical analysis by color using a colorimeter | Synonyms: colorimetric analysis |
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coloring | (noun) the act or process of changing the color of something | Synonyms: colouring |
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(noun) a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect | Synonyms: color, colour, colouring |
(noun) a digestible substance used to give color to food | Synonyms: colouring, food color, food coloring, food colour, food colouring |
colorist | (noun) a painter able to achieve special effects with color | - |
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dichloride | (noun) a compound containing two chlorine atoms per molecule | Synonyms: bichloride |
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floriculture | (noun) the cultivation of flowering plants | Synonyms: flower gardening |
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floridity | (noun) extravagant elaborateness | Synonyms: flamboyance, floridness, showiness |
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floridness | (noun) extravagant elaborateness | Synonyms: flamboyance, floridity, showiness |
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florilegium | (noun) an anthology of short literary pieces and poems and ballads etc. | Synonyms: garland, miscellany |
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florin | (noun) formerly the basic unit of money in the Netherlands; equal to 100 cents | Synonyms: Dutch florin, guilder, gulden |
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(noun) the basic unit of money in Suriname; equal to 100 cents | Synonyms: guilder, gulden |
florist | (noun) a shop where flowers and ornamental plants are sold | Synonyms: florist shop, flower store |
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(noun) someone who grows and deals in flowers | - |
folklorism | (noun) Invention or adaptation of folklore; including any use of a tradition outside the cultural context in which it was created. | - |
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glorification | (noun) the act of glorifying (as in worship) | - |
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(noun) a portrayal of something as ideal | Synonyms: idealisation, idealization |
(noun) a state of high honor | Synonyms: glory |
gloriole | (noun) an indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint | Synonyms: aura, aureole, glory, halo, nimbus |
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gloriosa | (noun) any plant of the genus Gloriosa of tropical Africa and Asia; a perennial herb climbing by means of tendrils at leaf tips having showy yellow to red or purple flowers; all parts are poisonous | Synonyms: climbing lily, creeping lily, Gloriosa superba, glory lily |
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hydrochloride | (noun) a complex consisting of an organic base in association with hydrogen chloride | - |
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hypochlorite | (noun) any salt or ester of hypochlorous acid | - |
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kilocalorie | (noun) a unit of heat equal to the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one kilogram of water by one degree at one atmosphere pressure; used by nutritionists to characterize the energy-producing potential in food | Synonyms: Calorie, kilogram calorie, large calorie, nutritionist's calorie |
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lorica | (noun) a hard protective sheath (as secreted by certain protoctists, for example) | - |
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lorikeet | (noun) any of various small lories | - |
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perchloride | (noun) a chloride containing an unusually high proportion of chlorine | - |
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prechlorination | (noun) chlorination prior to another chemical process | - |
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radiochlorine | (noun) a radioactive isotope of chlorine | - |
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tailoring | (noun) the occupation of a tailor | - |
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tetrachloride | (noun) any compound that contains four chlorine atoms per molecule | - |
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trichloride | (noun) any compound containing three chlorine atoms in each molecule | - |
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watercolorist | (noun) a painter who paints with watercolors | Synonyms: watercolourist |
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