aluminum foil
aluminium foil
tin foil | foil made of aluminum |
| anti-TNF compound | a class of drugs that block the action of tumor necrosis factor (TNF), used in cases of rheumatoid arthritis because TNF instigates inflammation of the joints |
| compound | an enclosure of residences and other building (especially in the Orient) |
| compound lens | a lens system consisting of two or more lenses on the same axis |
| compound lever | a pair of levers hinged at the fulcrum |
| compound microscope | light microscope that has two converging lens systems: the objective and the eyepiece |
| explosive compound | a compound that is explosive |
| foil | a light slender flexible sword tipped by a button |
| foil | a piece of thin and flexible sheet metal, the photographic film was wrapped in foil |
| foil transparency | picture consisting of a positive photograph or drawing on a transparent base, viewed with a projector |
| gold foil | foil made of gold |
| hydrofoil foil | a device consisting of a flat or curved piece (as a metal plate) so that its surface reacts to the water it is passing through, the fins of a fish act as hydrofoils |
physical pendulum
compound pendulum | pendulum consisting of an actual object allowed to rotate freely around a horizontal axis |
tinfoil
tin foil | foil made of tin or an alloy of tin and lead |
| compound eye | in insects and some crustaceans: composed of many light-sensitive elements each forming a portion of an image |
foil
enhancer | anything that serves by contrast to call attention to another thing's good qualities, pretty girls like plain friends as foils |
| compound | a whole formed by a union of two or more elements or parts |
| compound morphology | the part of grammar that deals with combinations of simple words into compound words |
| compound sentence | a sentence composed of at least two coordinate independent clauses |
aluminum business
aluminum industry | manufacturers of aluminum considered as a group |
| compound pistil | consists of two or more fused carpels |
featherfoil
feather-foil | a plant of the genus Hottonia |
| compound leaf | a leaf composed of a number of leaflets on a common stalk |
| compound interest | interest calculated on both the principal and the accrued interest |
| compound number | a quantity expressed in two different units, one hour and ten minutes |
complex fraction
compound fraction | a fraction with fractions in the numerator or denominator |
compound fracture
open fracture | bone fracture associated with lacerated soft tissue or an open wound |
| alicyclic compound | an aliphatic compound that contains a ring of atoms |
| aliphatic compound | organic compound that is an alkane or alkene or alkyne or their derivative |
| aromatic compound | a hydrocarbon containing one or more benzene rings that are characteristic of the benzene series of compounds |
| anionic compound | a compound characterized by an active anion |
| binary compound | chemical compound composed of only two elements |
chelate
chelate compound | a heterocyclic compound having a metal ion attached by coordinate bonds to at least two nonmetal ions |
aluminum
aluminium
Al
atomic number | a silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite |
| quaternary ammonium compound | a compound derived from ammonium with hydrogen atoms replaced by organic groups, used as surface-active agents, disinfectants, and in drugs |
aluminum bronze
aluminium bronze | an alloy of copper and aluminum with high tensile strength and resistance to corrosion |
| organic compound | any compound of carbon and another element or a radical |
conjugated protein
compound protein | a protein complex combining amino acids with other substances |
complex
coordination compound | a compound described in terms of the central atom to which other atoms are bound or coordinated |
compound
chemical compound | (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight |
alumina
aluminum oxide
aluminium oxide | any of various forms of aluminum oxide occurring naturally as corundum |
aluminum hydroxide
aluminium hydroxide
hydrated aluminum oxide
hydrated aluminium oxide | white crystalline compound that occurs naturally as the mineral gibbsite |
| inorganic compound | any compound that does not contain carbon |
aluminum chloride
aluminium chloride | a chloride used as a wood preservative or catalyst |
heterocyclic compound
heterocyclic
heterocycle | a compound containing a heterocyclic ring |
spackle
spackling compound | powder (containing gypsum plaster and glue) that when mixed with water forms a plastic paste used to fill cracks and holes in plaster |
compound
combine | put or add together, combine resources |
| intensify compound heighten deepen | make more intense, stronger, or more marked, The efforts were intensified, Her rudeness intensified his dislike for her, Pot smokers claim it heightens their awareness, This event only deepened my convictions |
| foil | cover or back with foil, foil mirrors |
compound
combine | combine so as to form a whole, mix, compound the ingredients |