| alky | (noun) a person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually | Synonyms: alcoholic, boozer, dipsomaniac, lush, soaker, souse |
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| alkyd | (noun) a durable synthetic resin widely used in adhesives and paints | Synonyms: alkyd resin |
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| alkyl | (noun) any of a series of univalent groups of the general formula CnH2n+1 derived from aliphatic hydrocarbons | Synonyms: alkyl group, alkyl radical |
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| alkylbenzene | (noun) organic compound that has an alkyl group bound to a benzene ring | - |
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| alkylbenzenesulfonate | (noun) sulfonate of alkyl benzene | - |
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| alkylic | (adjective) of or related to an alkyl | - |
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| alkyne | (noun) a colorless flammable gas used chiefly in welding and in organic synthesis | Synonyms: acetylene, ethyne |
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| balky | (adjective) refusing to proceed, act or work | Synonyms: balking |
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| chalky | (adjective) composed of or containing or resembling calcium carbonate or calcite or chalk | Synonyms: calcareous |
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| (adjective) of something having the color of chalk | - |
| talky | (adjective) full of trivial conversation | Synonyms: chatty, gabby, garrulous, loquacious, talkative |
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