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Chlorine :: Chlorine (n.) One of the elementary substances, commonly isolated as a greenish yellow gas, two and one half times as heavy as air, of an intensely disagreeable suffocating odor, and exceedingly poisonous. It is abundant in nature, the most important compound being common salt. It is powerful oxidizing, bleaching, and disinfecting agent. Symbol Cl. Atomic weight, 35.4..

Megilph :: Megilph (n.) A gelatinous compound of linseed oil and mastic varnish, used by artists as a vehicle for colors..

Amalgam :: Amalgam (n.) A native compound of mercury and silver.

Chloric :: Chloric (a.) Pertaining to, or obtained from, chlorine; -- said of those compounds of chlorine in which this element has a valence of five, or the next to its highest; as, chloric acid, HClO3..

Oxybromic :: Oxybromic (a.) Pertaining to, or designating, certain compounds of oxygen and bromine..

Zirconic :: Zirconic (a.) Pertaining to, containing, or resembling, zirconium; as, zirconic oxide; zirconic compounds..

Zoon :: Zoon (n.) Any one of the perfectly developed individuals of a compound animal.

Kainite :: Kainite (n.) A compound salt consisting chiefly of potassium chloride and magnesium sulphate, occurring at the Stassfurt salt mines in Prussian Saxony..

Temper :: Temper (n.) The state of any compound substance which results from the mixture of various ingredients; due mixture of different qualities; just combination; as, the temper of mortar..

Decompound :: Decompound (a.) Several times compounded or divided, as a leaf or stem; decomposite..

Mercurous :: Mercurous (a.) Of, pertaining to, or derived from, mercury; containing mercury; -- said of those compounds of mercury in which it is present in its highest proportion..

Pharmacy :: Pharmacy (n.) A place where medicines are compounded; a drug store; an apothecary's shop.

Preparation :: Preparation (n.) That which is prepared, made, or compounded by a certain process or for a particular purpose; a combination. Specifically: (a) Any medicinal substance fitted for use. (b) Anything treated for preservation or examination as a specimen. (c) Something prepared for use in cookery..

Benzyl :: Benzyl (n.) A compound radical, C6H5.CH2, related to toluene and benzoic acid; -- commonly used adjectively..

X :: X () X, the twenty-fourth letter of the English alphabet, has three sounds; a compound nonvocal sound (that of ks), as in wax; a compound vocal sound (that of gz), as in example; and, at the beginning of a word, a simple vocal sound (that of z), as in xanthic. See Guide to Pronunciation, // 217, 270, 271..

Tetramethylene :: Tetramethylene (n.) Sometimes, an isomeric radical used to designate certain compounds which are really related to butylene..

Iodism :: Iodism (n.) A morbid state produced by the use of iodine and its compounds, and characterized by palpitation, depression, and general emaciation, with a pustular eruption upon the skin..

Naphthide :: Naphthide (n.) A compound of naphthalene or its radical with a metallic element; as, mercuric naphthide..

Silicify :: Silicify (v. t.) To convert into, or to impregnate with, silica, or with the compounds of silicon..

Commixture :: Commixture (n.) The act or process of mixing; the state of being mingled; the blending of ingredients in one mass or compound.

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