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| bisulfate |
an inorganic acid sulfate or a compound containing such. |
| concretion |
a solid mass made by or as if by coalescence, such as a mass of calcium or other inorganic material found in living tissue, or a mineral mass found in sedimentary rock. [1/3 definitions] |
| fertilizer |
an organic or inorganic substance added to soil to improve plant production or growth. [1/2 definitions] |
| hydride |
an inorganic compound, such as sodium hydride, containing hydrogen and a second usu. electropositive element or group. |
| mineral |
any of various inorganic natural substances, usu. having crystalline structures and a characteristic hardness. [1/3 definitions] |
| nitrous acid |
an unstable, inorganic nitrogen compound that occurs only in solution or in its salts as nitrites. |
| nitrous oxide |
a colorless, nonflammable, inorganic gas with a sweet taste and smell, used as an anesthetic; laughing gas. |
| photosynthesis |
the process in plants by which sunlight, with the help of chlorophyll, is converted to chemical energy that is used to synthesize inorganic compounds into organic ones, esp. sugars. |
| saprozoic |
of or designating the absorption of dissolved organic or inorganic material for nutrition, as by protozoans. [1/2 definitions] |
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