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Materials & Substances — Lesson 9
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crude
crude
kruːd
a dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons
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dimple
dimple
ˈdɪmpəl
a chad that has been punched or dimpled but all four corners are still attached
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gasoline
gasoline
ˈɡæsəliːn
a volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines
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magma
magma
ˈmæɡmə
molten rock in the earth's crust
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material
material
məˈtɪriəl
the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
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nickel
nickel
ˈnɪkəl
a hard malleable ductile silvery metallic element that is resistant to corrosion; used in alloys; occurs in pentlandite and smaltite and garnierite and millerite
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acetone
acetone
ˈæsɪtoʊn
the simplest ketone; a highly inflammable liquid widely used as an organic solvent and as material for making plastics
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acrylic
acrylic
əˈkrɪlɪk
polymerized from acrylonitrile
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activator
activator
ˈæktɪveɪtər
(biology) any agency bringing about activation; a molecule that increases the activity of an enzyme or a protein that increases the production of a gene product in DNA transcription
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active
active
chemical agent capable of activity
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adamant
adamant
ˈædəmənt
very hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem
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adhesive
adhesive
ədˈhiːsɪv
a substance that unites or bonds surfaces together
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