▸ Specimen Drawer
Materials & Substances — Lesson 10
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adhesives
adhesives
ədˈhiːsɪvz
a substance that unites or bonds surfaces together
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adobe
adobe
əˈdoʊbi
the clay from which adobe bricks are made
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air
air
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
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alkali
alkali
ˈælkəlaɪ
any of various water-soluble compounds capable of turning litmus blue and reacting with an acid to form a salt and water
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alkaloid
alkaloid
ˈælkəlɔɪd
natural bases containing nitrogen found in plants
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alkaloids
alkaloids
ˈælkəlɔɪdz
natural bases containing nitrogen found in plants
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alligator
alligator
ˈæləɡeɪtər
leather made from alligator's hide
The alligator basked in the sun.
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alligators
alligators
ˈælɪɡeɪtərz
leather made from alligator's hide
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alloy
alloy
ˈælɔɪ
a mixture containing two or more metallic elements or metallic and nonmetallic elements usually fused together or dissolving into each other when molten
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alloys
alloys
ˈælɔɪz
a mixture containing two or more metallic elements or metallic and nonmetallic elements usually fused together or dissolving into each other when molten
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amalgam
amalgam
əˈmælɡəm
an alloy of mercury with another metal (usually silver) used by dentists to fill cavities in teeth; except for iron and platinum all metals dissolve in mercury and chemists refer to the resulting mercury mixtures as amalgams
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amino
amino
əˈmiːnoʊ
the radical -NH2
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