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Materials & Substances — Lesson 7

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spray
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spray

spreɪ
a pesticide in suspension or solution; intended for spraying
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straw
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straw

strɔː
plant fiber used e.g. for making baskets and hats or as fodder
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stuff
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stuff

the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
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till
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till

tɪl
unstratified soil deposited by a glacier; consists of sand and clay and gravel and boulders mixed together
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tin
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tin

tɪn
a silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion; used in many alloys and to coat other metals to prevent corrosion; obtained chiefly from cassiterite where it occurs as tin oxide
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trash
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trash

træʃ
worthless material that is to be disposed of
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vapor
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vapor

ˈveɪpər
a visible suspension in the air of particles of some substance
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vitamin
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vitamin

ˈvaɪtəmɪn
any of a group of organic substances essential in small quantities to normal metabolism
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waste
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waste

weɪst
any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
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wood
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wood

wʊd
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
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abrasive
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abrasive

əˈbreɪsɪv
a substance that abrades or wears down
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aluminium
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aluminium

ˌæljəˈmɪniəm
a silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite
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