Butanone, also known as methyl ethyl ketone or MEK, is an organic compound with the formula CH₃CCH₂CH₃. This colorless liquid ketone has a sharp, sweet odor reminiscent of butterscotch and acetone.

Isopropyl alcohol is a chemical compound with the molecular formula C₃H₈O or C₃H₇OH. It is a colorless, flammable chemical compound with a strong odor.

the layer of the atmosphere that protects the earth from UV rays

when an entire species existence is wiped out

a forest fire that spreads on the tree tops rather than the ground

a reaction is the enthalpy of reaction

the non-existence of a species that once was

the third letter of the Greek alphabet ( Γ, γ ), transliterated as ‘g.’

a floating sheet of ice permanently attached to a landmass.

a device or apparatus used in gas chromatography to separate the constituents of a volatile substance.

dangerous, poisonous, volatile.

the level below which the ground is saturated with water.

the speed of something in a given direction.

(of a material or membrane) allowing liquids or gases to pass through it.

make (something) by synthesis, especially chemically.

the ability or willingness to tolerate something, in particular the existence of opinions or behavior that one does not necessarily agree with.

the region of the atmosphere above the mesosphere and below the height at which the atmosphere ceases to have the properties of a continuous medium. The thermosphere is characterized throughout by an increase in temperature with height.

volcanic activity or phenomena.

the chemical element of atomic number 94, a dense silvery radioactive metal of the actinide series, used as a fuel in nuclear reactors and as an explosive in nuclear fission weapons.

(of a material or membrane) allowing certain substances to pass through it but not others, especially allowing the passage of a solvent but not of certain solutes.

a device used to crete enough heat to spark a flame using tiny sparks

a toxic, colorless, volatile flammable liquid alcohol, originally made by distillation from wood and now chiefly by oxidizing methane.

a salt or ester of nitric acid, containing the anion NO3− or the group —NO3. "the fertilizer is usually a basic nitrate"

an individual animal, plant, or single-celled life form.

of, relating to, or determined by the sun.

able to dissolve other substances.

(of a body of water or the atmosphere of a confined space) having no current or flow and often having an unpleasant smell as a consequence.

a compound that is the chief component of cane or beet sugar.

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Term	Definition
2-butanone	Butanone, also known as methyl ethyl ketone or MEK, is an organic compound with the formula CH₃CCH₂CH₃. This colorless liquid ketone has a sharp, sweet odor reminiscent of butterscotch and acetone.
2-propanol	Isopropyl alcohol is a chemical compound with the molecular formula C₃H₈O or C₃H₇OH. It is a colorless, flammable chemical compound with a strong odor.
Ozone	the layer of the atmosphere that protects the earth from UV rays
Extinction	when an entire species existence is wiped out
crown fire	a forest fire that spreads on the tree tops rather than the ground
∆	a reaction is the enthalpy of reaction
emit	produce and discharge
failed burn	when a fire cannot be lit
extinct	the non-existence of a species that once was
gamma	the third letter of the Greek alphabet ( Γ, γ ), transliterated as ‘g.’
ice shelf	a floating sheet of ice permanently attached to a landmass.
gas chromatograph	a device or apparatus used in gas chromatography to separate the constituents of a volatile substance.
toxic	dangerous, poisonous, volatile.
water table	the level below which the ground is saturated with water.
velocity	the speed of something in a given direction.
permeable	(of a material or membrane) allowing liquids or gases to pass through it.
synthesize	make (something) by synthesis, especially chemically.
tolerance	the ability or willingness to tolerate something, in particular the existence of opinions or behavior that one does not necessarily agree with.
thermosphere	the region of the atmosphere above the mesosphere and below the height at which the atmosphere ceases to have the properties of a continuous medium. The thermosphere is characterized throughout by an increase in temperature with height.
volcanism	volcanic activity or phenomena.
plutonium	the chemical element of atomic number 94, a dense silvery radioactive metal of the actinide series, used as a fuel in nuclear reactors and as an explosive in nuclear fission weapons.
semipermeable	(of a material or membrane) allowing certain substances to pass through it but not others, especially allowing the passage of a solvent but not of certain solutes.
sparking device	a device used to crete enough heat to spark a flame using tiny sparks
methanol	a toxic, colorless, volatile flammable liquid alcohol, originally made by distillation from wood and now chiefly by oxidizing methane.
nitrate	a salt or ester of nitric acid, containing the anion NO3− or the group —NO3. "the fertilizer is usually a basic nitrate"
organism	an individual animal, plant, or single-celled life form.
solar	of, relating to, or determined by the sun.
solvent	able to dissolve other substances.
stagnent	(of a body of water or the atmosphere of a confined space) having no current or flow and often having an unpleasant smell as a consequence.
sucrose	a compound that is the chief component of cane or beet sugar.

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