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Paramagnetism

Chemistry; Materials chemistry

Paramagnetism refers to a property of materials in which they are attracted to a magnetic field. Paramagnetism results from the presence of least one unpaired spin in the material's atoms or ...

phlogiston

Chemistry; Materials chemistry

A material that people in the 17th century thought was present in all combustible objects. Phlogiston was thought to be released when an object was set on fire, and explained the apparent loss of ...

Desactivation

Chemistry; Materials chemistry

Loss of radioactivity: said of radium and its emanations, and of other radio-active substances.

Pyrophosphatase

Chemistry; Materials chemistry

Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of central pyrophosphate linkages.

A compound of high molecular weight derived either by the addition of many smaller molecules, as polyethylene, or by the condensation of many smaller molecules with the elimination of water, alcohol, ...