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| calcium fluoride |
a white powder used in cements and other industrial products and as a tooth decay preventive. |
| calcium hydroxide |
a soft white crystalline compound made by the action of water on calcium oxide and used in the manufacture of cement, plaster, hard rubber products, and bleaching powder; slaked lime. |
| calcium oxide |
a soft white caustic powder used in the treatment of waste, as an industrial alkali, and in the manufacture of steel, glass, plaster, and insecticides; lime; quicklime. |
| calcium phosphate |
any of a number of phosphates of calcium found in some rocks and in animal bones, used in baking powder and plant food, and in the manufacture of enamels, plastics, and cleaning agents. |
| calomel |
a white tasteless powder containing mercury, used as a laxative, fungicide, or purgative; mercurous chloride. |
| chalk |
of paint, to become so weathered that a powder is formed. [1/6 definitions] |
| chili con carne |
a spicy Mexican dish of beef and chilies or chili powder, often with beans and onions. |
| chloride of lime |
a white powder made from chlorine and slaked lime and used as a bleaching or disinfecting agent; chlorinated lime. |
| chlortetracycline |
a yellow antibiotic powder, obtained from a soil bacterium and used to treat certain infections. |
| chocolate |
a powder or solid made from ground and roasted cacao seeds. [1/7 definitions] |
| chocolate milk |
cow's milk with sweet, chocolate-flavored syrup or chocolate powder added. |
| cocoa |
a powder made by roasting and grinding the seeds of the cacao tree and removing most of their fatty oil. [2/3 definitions] |
| comminute |
to make into a powder; pulverize. [1/3 definitions] |
| compact1 |
a small hinged case for cosmetics, usu. containing face powder, an applicator, and a mirror. [1/9 definitions] |
| cream of tartar |
a white powdery substance used in baking powder and food preparations, and in tinning metal; potassium bitartrate. |
| curry1 |
a commercial mixture of spices similar to those used in a curry; curry powder. [1/3 definitions] |
| Dicumarol |
a white crystalline powder, produced synthetically or from sweet clover, used in medicine to prevent blood from clotting; dicoumarin. |
| dry rot |
a fungus decay of seasoned timber that causes it to become brittle and crumble into a dry powder, or the fungus causing this decay. [1/3 definitions] |
| dust |
to put powder or dust on oneself or on an object. [1/11 definitions] |
| dusting powder |
any fine light powder that prevents sticking or, when containing dried chemicals or scents, is used as an insecticide, medicine, or toiletry. |
| dye |
a liquid used to impart color, as to fabrics, or the substance, usu. a powder, from which the liquid is made. [1/5 definitions] |
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