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carbohydrate
Chemistry; General chemistry
an organic compound of carbon with oxygen and hydrogen in the proportion to form water
benzene
Chemistry; General chemistry
a colorless liquid hydrocarbon; highly inflammable; carcinogenic; the simplest of the aromatic compounds
diammonium phosphate
Chemistry; General chemistry
Diammonium phosphate (DAP) (chemical formula (NH4)2HPO4, IUPAC name diammonium hydrogen phosphate) is one of a series of water-soluble ammonium phosphate salts which can be produced when ammonia ...
brittleness
Chemistry; General chemistry
The property by virtue of which a material is fractured without appreciable deformation by the application of load; The state of being brittle; aptness to break; fragility
cyanide
Chemistry; General chemistry
A cyanide is any chemical compound that contains the cyano group (C≡N), which consists of a carbon atom triple-bonded to a nitrogen atom. Inorganic cyanides are generally salts of the anion CN−. ...
dioxin
Chemistry; General chemistry
Dioxin (chemical), a highly unstable monocyclic organic compound
pair production
Chemistry; General chemistry
Pair production is the conversion of energy into matter when an elementary particle is created with its antimatter counterpart.
