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| acetamide |
a colorless water-soluble crystalline solid used esp. in forming organic compounds. |
| acetophenetidin |
a white powder or crystalline solid used to relieve fever and pain; phenacetin. |
| adsorption |
the condensation or adhesion of a gas, vapor, liquid, or dissolved substance on the surface of a solid or liquid. (Cf. absorption.) |
| aerosol |
liquid or solid particles suspended in a gas. [1/2 definitions] |
| alum |
an astringent chemical solid used as a styptic and in tanning and dyeing. [1/2 definitions] |
| antler |
one of a pair of solid, bony, often branched horns of the male deer and related animals. |
| anus |
in anatomy, the opening at the lower or rear end of the intestines, through which solid waste matter is excreted. |
| ball1 |
a round or oval object, either hollow or solid and commonly used in sports and games. [1/4 definitions] |
| bangle |
a bracelet in the form of a solid ring. |
| bar1 |
a long piece of solid material used to support something, hold something together, or keep something outside or inside. [2/3 definitions] |
| bedrock |
the solid layer of rock in the earth's surface, found beneath soil, sand, or gravel. |
| beryllium |
a chemical element of the alkaline-earth group that has four protons in each nucleus and occurs in pure form as a hard, light, gray solid, chiefly used in alloys with copper and in aerospace material. (symbol: Be) |
| blazer |
a jacket in a solid, sometimes bright color, often with a school or club emblem on the breast pocket. [1/2 definitions] |
| blob |
a soft mass that does not have a fixed or solid shape. |
| block |
a solid piece of hard material with flat sides. [1/3 definitions] |
| bottom |
the solid part under a body of water. [1/6 definitions] |
| brawn |
large, solid muscles. [1/2 definitions] |
| breach |
a broken area or gap, esp. in a solid structure. [1/7 definitions] |
| bubble |
a small, round volume of gas surrounded by a liquid or a solid. [1/4 definitions] |
| bubble memory |
a solid-state computer device that stores information, coded into binary digits, in microscopic magnetized areas in sheets, as of garnet. |
| butter |
a solid yellow fat made from milk. |
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