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Aberration Chemistry
A departure from what is normal or expected, especially a mental or physical disorder
Ablate Chemistry
To remove (a material) from the surface of an object by vaporization or erosion
Ablation Chemistry
The process of removing material from a solid surface by vaporization or sublimation
Ablative Chemistry
A material used as a protective layer on spacecraft to absorb heat and protect the spacecraft from burning up
Ablative Polymer Chemistry
A polymer that is designed to decompose and form a protective layer on a surface when exposed to high temperatures
Abrasion Chemistry
The process of rubbing or scraping away the surface of something
Abrasive Chemistry
Material that is used for grinding, polishing, or smoothing
Abrasives Chemistry
Materials for wearing or grinding down other materials
Abrogate Chemistry
To formally annul or repeal
Abscisic Acid Chemistry
A plant hormone that promotes seed dormancy and inhibits seed germination
Abscissa Chemistry
The horizontal axis of a graph
Abscission Chemistry
The shedding of leaves or other plant parts, typically at the end of the growing season
Absolute Configuration Chemistry
The configuration of a chiral molecule in relation to an arbitrary and universally accepted set of priorities for the groups attached to the chiral center
Absolute Entropy Chemistry
The thermodynamic quantity representing the degree of disorder in a system
Absolute Error Chemistry
The positive difference between the measured value of a quantity and the true value of that quantity
Absolute Humidity Chemistry
The mass of water vapor per unit volume of air or gas
Absolute Pressure Chemistry
The pressure exerted by a gas in the absence of other gases, measured from vacuum
Absolute Temperature Chemistry
A temperature scale where the zero point is absolute zero, the lowest possible temperature
Absolute Zero Chemistry
The lowest temperature that is theoretically possible, at which the thermal motion of atoms and molecules is at its minimum and zero
Absolutism Chemistry
The theory that all knowledge is derived from experience
Absorb Chemistry
To take in (a substance) through pores, surfaces, or other permeable areas
Absorbance Chemistry
The amount of ultraviolet or infrared radiation absorbed by a compound in solution
Absorbate Chemistry
The substance absorbed by an absorbent
Absorbency Chemistry
The capacity of a material to take up and retain a liquid or gas
Absorbent Chemistry
A substance that absorbs another substance