chemical analysis qualitative analysis | the act of decomposing a substance into its constituent elements |
quantitative analysis quantitative chemical analysis | chemical analysis to determine the amounts of each element in the substance |
chemical terrorism | terrorism using the chemical agents of chemical warfare, can undermine the personal security of citizens, a good agent for chemical terrorism should be colorless and odorless and inexpensive and readily available and not detectable until symptoms are experienced |
cottage industry | small-scale industry that can be carried on at home by family members using their own equipment |
industry manufacture | the organized action of making of goods and services for sale, American industry is making increased use of computers to control production |
chemical engineering | the activity of applying chemistry to the solution of practical problems |
chemical defense chemical defence | procedures involved in taking defensive measures against attacks using chemical agents |
chemical warfare chemical operations | warfare using chemical agents to kill or injure or incapacitate the enemy |
Old World beaver Castor fiber | a European variety of beaver |
analytical balance chemical balance | a beam balance of great precision used in quantitative chemical analysis |
chemical bomb gas bomb | a bomb laden with chemical agents that are released when the bomb explodes |
chemical plant | an industrial plant where chemicals are produced |
chemical reactor | an apparatus for holding substances that are undergoing a chemical reaction |
chemical weapon | chemical substances that can be delivered using munitions and dispersal devices to cause death or severe harm to people and animals and plants |
fiber fibre vulcanized fiber | a leatherlike material made by compressing layers of paper or cloth |
fiber optic cable fibre optic cable | a cable made of optical fibers that can transmit large amounts of information at the speed of light |
fiber-optic transmission system fibre-optic transmission system FOTS | a communication system using fiber optic cables |
optical fiber glass fiber optical fibre glass fibre | a very thin fiber made of glass that functions as a waveguide for light, used in bundles to transmit images |
character fiber fibre | the inherent complex of attributes that determines a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions, education has for its object the formation of character- Herbert Spencer |
diligence industriousness industry | persevering determination to perform a task, his diligence won him quick promotions, frugality and industry are still regarded as virtues |
chemical property | a property used to characterize materials in reactions that change their identity |
fiber fibre | any of several elongated, threadlike cells (especially a muscle fiber or a nerve fiber) |
Purkinje fiber | a specialized cardiac muscle fiber that is part of the Purkinje network |
muscle cell muscle fiber muscle fibre | an elongated contractile cell that forms the muscles of the body |
striated muscle cell striated muscle fiber | an elongated contractile cell in striated muscle tissue |
nerve fiber nerve fibre | a threadlike extension of a nerve cell |
medullated nerve fiber myelinated nerve fiber | a nerve fiber encased in a sheath of myelin |
motor neuron efferent neuron motor nerve fiber motoneuron | a neuron conducting impulses outwards from the brain or spinal cord |
motor fiber efferent fiber | a nerve fiber that carries impulses toward the muscles or glands |
sensory fiber afferent fiber | a nerve fiber that carries impulses toward the central nervous system |
fiber bundle fibre bundle fascicle fasciculus | a bundle of fibers (especially nerve fibers) |
equilibrium law law of chemical equilibrium | (chemistry) the principle that (at chemical equilibrium) in a reversible reaction the ratio of the rate of the forward reaction to the rate of the reverse reaction is a constant for that reaction |
chemistry chemical science r | the science of matter, the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions |
chemical engineering | the branch of engineering that is concerned with the design and construction and operation of the plants and machinery used in industrial chemical processes |
fiber optics fiberoptics fibre optics fibreoptics | the transmission of light signals via glass fibers |
Chemical Weapons Convention | a global treaty banning the production or acquisition or stockpiling or transfer or use of chemical weapons |
chemical notation | a notation used by chemists to express technical facts in chemistry |
formula chemical formula | a representation of a substance using symbols for its constituent elements |
roughage fiber | coarse, indigestible plant food low in nutrients, its bulk stimulates intestinal peristalsis |
industry | the people or companies engaged in a particular kind of commercial enterprise, each industry has its own trade publications |
aluminum business aluminum industry | manufacturers of aluminum considered as a group |
apparel industry garment industry fashion industry fashion business rag trade | makers and sellers of fashionable clothing |
banking industry banking system | banks collectively |
automobile industry | the manufacturers of automobiles considered collectively |
chemical industry | the manufacturers of chemicals considered collectively |
coal industry | the producers of coal considered collectively |
computer industry | the manufacturers of computers considered collectively |
construction industry housing industry | an industry that builds housing |
electronics industry | the manufacturers of electronic products considered collectively |
entertainment industry show business show biz | those involved in providing entertainment: radio and television and films and theater |