A colorless, flammable ketone, CH3COCH2CH3, used in lacquers, paint removers, cements and adhesives, cleaning fluids, and celluloid. Also called methyl ethyl ketone.

a postemergence herbicide, C 9 H 9 Cl 2 NO, used for weed control on potatoes, rice, and other crop plants.

A scale showing the quality of an environment by the types of organisms which inhabit it.

A fine-grained pelagic sediment containing undissolved sand- or silt-sized calcareous skeletal remains of small marine organisms mixed with amorphous clay-sized material.

a device that analyzes color by measuring a given color in terms of a standard color, a scale of colors, or certain primary colors.

continental ice sheet crater

a vast expanse of ice which completely covers all underlying terrain. They form on land and spread outward in all directions.

a colorless, volatile, flammable liquid, C 4 H 8 O 2 , having a fragrant, fruitlike odor: used chiefly as a scent in the manufacture of perfumes, flavorings, and confections, and as a solvent for paints, varnishes, and lacquers.

exclusion chromatography

a chromatographic method in which molecules in solution are separated based on their size

a unit of weight equal to one microgram.

pertaining to, growing in, or inhabiting mountainous regions

a set or system of names or terms, as those used in a particular science or art, by an individual or community, etc.

a highly organic material found in marshy or damp regions, composed of partially decayed vegetable matter: it is cut and dried for use as fuel.

having parts arranged on each side of a common axis

a clear plastic or stiff foam, a polymer of styrene, used chiefly as an insulator in refrigerators and air conditioners.

the first stage of mitosis or meiosis in eukaryotic cell division, during which the nuclear envelope breaks down and strands of chromatin form into chromosomes.

the time it takes a solute to travel through the column

permeable only to certain small molecules

an action or strategy carefully planned to achieve a specific end.

the interface between the troposphere and the stratosphere.

the lowest region of the atmosphere, extending from the earth's surface to a height of about 3.7–6.2 miles (6–10 km), which is the lower boundary of the stratosphere.

beyond the violet in the spectrum, corresponding to light having wavelengths shorter than 4000 angstrom units.

the radioactive series that starts with uranium 238 and ends with a stable isotope of lead of mass number 206.

flue gases visible because they contain water droplets.

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Term	Definition
2-butanone	A colorless, flammable ketone, CH3COCH2CH3, used in lacquers, paint removers, cements and adhesives, cleaning fluids, and celluloid. Also called methyl ethyl ketone.
2-propanol	a postemergence herbicide, C 9 H 9 Cl 2 NO, used for weed control on potatoes, rice, and other crop plants.
biotic index	A scale showing the quality of an environment by the types of organisms which inhabit it.
calcareous ooze	A fine-grained pelagic sediment containing undissolved sand- or silt-sized calcareous skeletal remains of small marine organisms mixed with amorphous clay-sized material.
colorimeter	a device that analyzes color by measuring a given color in terms of a standard color, a scale of colors, or certain primary colors.
continental ice sheet crater	a vast expanse of ice which completely covers all underlying terrain. They form on land and spread outward in all directions.
CaCo3	calcium carbonate
Ch3	carbon trihydrate
depth rate
ethyl acetate	a colorless, volatile, flammable liquid, C 4 H 8 O 2 , having a fragrant, fruitlike odor: used chiefly as a scent in the manufacture of perfumes, flavorings, and confections, and as a solvent for paints, varnishes, and lacquers.
exclusion chromatography	a chromatographic method in which molecules in solution are separated based on their size
gamma	a unit of weight equal to one microgram.
montane	pertaining to, growing in, or inhabiting mountainous regions
nomenclature	a set or system of names or terms, as those used in a particular science or art, by an individual or community, etc.
peat	a highly organic material found in marshy or damp regions, composed of partially decayed vegetable matter: it is cut and dried for use as fuel.
pinnate	having parts arranged on each side of a common axis
polystyrene	a clear plastic or stiff foam, a polymer of styrene, used chiefly as an insulator in refrigerators and air conditioners.
prophase	the first stage of mitosis or meiosis in eukaryotic cell division, during which the nuclear envelope breaks down and strands of chromatin form into chromosomes.
rallies	to bring into order again
retention time	the time it takes a solute to travel through the column
semipermeable	permeable only to certain small molecules
sluggishly	slow to act or respond
sparking device
SO4	sulfate
tactic	an action or strategy carefully planned to achieve a specific end.
tropopause	the interface between the troposphere and the stratosphere.
troposphere	the lowest region of the atmosphere, extending from the earth's surface to a height of about 3.7–6.2 miles (6–10 km), which is the lower boundary of the stratosphere.
ultraviolet	beyond the violet in the spectrum, corresponding to light having wavelengths shorter than 4000 angstrom units.
uranium series	the radioactive series that starts with uranium 238 and ends with a stable isotope of lead of mass number 206.
vapor plume	flue gases visible because they contain water droplets.

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