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Reagent
Chemistry; Materials chemistry
A chemical element or a chemical compound that takes part in a chemical reaction,and is used for testing and measuring other substances.
Hard water
Chemistry; Materials chemistry
Water that has a lot of salts dissolved in it. Hard water makes it difficult for soap to form lather.
Homogenise
Chemistry; Materials chemistry
To make a liquid mixture the same throughout by spreading tiny droplets of one substance in another.
Ink
Chemistry; Materials chemistry
A dark liquid that is squirted out by animals like the octopus and squid to confuse predators.
Nitroglycerine
Chemistry; Materials chemistry
A thick liquid that explodes easily. It is used to make dynamite and as a drug in medicine to treat heart disease.
Pheromone
Chemistry; Materials chemistry
A chemical compound made by one animal that affects the behaviour of other animals of the same kind.
Silicon-based optical fibre
Chemistry; Materials chemistry
For the first time, a silicon-based optical fibre with solar-cell capabilities has been developed that has been shown to be scalable to many metres in length. Scalable silicon-based optical fibre ...
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