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hydrogen peroxide
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A binary compound of hydrogen and oxygen, empirical formula H 2 O 2 , used mostly in dilute aqueous solutions as an oxidizing agent. It was discovered in 1818 by the French ...
oxide
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A binary compound of oxygen with another element. Oxides have been prepared for essentially all the elements, with the exception of the noble gases. Often, several different ...
bit
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A binary digit. In the computer, electronics, and communications fields, “bit” is generally understood as a shortened form of “binary digit.” In a numerical binary system, a bit ...
SS 433
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A binary star system in the Milky Way Galaxy consisting of a neutron star or a black hole accreting matter in the form of a disk from an early-type companion star. The most ...
mortar
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A binding agent used in construction of clay brick, concrete masonry, and natural stone masonry walls and, to much less extent, landscape pavements. Modern mortars are improved ...
grout
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A binding or structural agent used in construction and engineering applications. Grout is typically a mixture of hydraulic cement and water, with or without fine aggregate; ...
biological oxidation
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A biochemical reaction involving the transfer of a negatively charged electron from one organic compound to another organic compound or to oxygen. When a compound loses an ...
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