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solid solution — noun a homogeneous solid that can exist over a range of component chemicals; a constituent of alloys that is formed when atoms of an element are incorporated into the crystals of a metal • Syn: ↑primary solid solution • Hypernyms: ↑solution •… … Useful english dictionary
Solid-state drive — A solid state drive (SSD) is a data storage device that uses solid state memory to store persistent data. Unlike flash based memory cards and USB flash drives, an SSD emulates a hard disk drive interface, thus easily replacing it in most… … Wikipedia
Metal ions in aqueous solution — A metal ion in aqueous solution is a cation, dissolved in water, of chemical formula [M(H2O)n]z+. The solvation number, n, determined by a variety of experimental methods is 4 for Li+ and Be2+ and 6 for elements in rows 3 and 4 of the periodic… … Wikipedia
Oxidation of primary alcohols to carboxylic acids — The oxidation of primary alcohols to carboxylic acids is an important oxidation reaction in organic chemistry. When a primary alcohol is converted to a carboxylic acid, the terminal carbon atom increases its oxidation state by four. Oxidants able … Wikipedia
austenite — noun a solid solution of ferric carbide or carbon in iron; cools to form pearlite or martensite • Derivationally related forms: ↑austenitic • Hypernyms: ↑solid solution, ↑primary solid solution • Substance Holonyms: ↑austenitic steel … Useful english dictionary
double salt — noun a solution of two simple salts that forms a single substance on crystallization • Hypernyms: ↑salt, ↑solid solution, ↑primary solid solution • Hyponyms: ↑alum, ↑potassium alum, ↑potash alum, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
metallurgy — metallurgic, metallurgical, adj. metallurgically, adv. metallurgist /met l err jist/ or, esp. Brit., /meuh tal euhr jist/, n. /met l err jee/ or, esp. Brit., /meuh tal euhr jee/, n. 1. the technique or science of working or heating metals so as… … Universalium
Crystallization — Crystallizing and Crystallized redirect here. For the action adventure video game, see Crystalis. For the 2009 song by The xx, see Crystalised. For other uses, see Crystallization (disambiguation). Crystallization … Wikipedia
steel — steellike, adj. /steel/, n. 1. any of various modified forms of iron, artificially produced, having a carbon content less than that of pig iron and more than that of wrought iron, and having qualities of hardness, elasticity, and strength varying … Universalium
Life Sciences — ▪ 2009 Introduction Zoology In 2008 several zoological studies provided new insights into how species life history traits (such as the timing of reproduction or the length of life of adult individuals) are derived in part as responses to… … Universalium
