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Ch 46
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Agar | Gelatin type material from seaweed |
| Alginate | Irreversible hydrocolloid material used for taking preliminary impressions |
| Base | Foundation or the basic ingredient |
| Border molding | Process of using finger pressure to contour closerof the impression |
| Catalyst | Substance that modifies or increases the rate of a chemical reaction |
| Centric | Having an object centered such as maxillary teeth center over mandibular teeth |
| Colloid | A suspension of particals in a medium such as water |
| Elastomeric | Material having elastic protperties from rubber |
| Hydro | Water |
| Hysteresis | Change in temperature due to reversible hydrocolloid |
| Imbibition | Absorption of water |
| Occlusal | Reproduction of a patients bite with the wax or elastometric material |
| Syneresis | Loss of water |
| Tempering | Bringing a material to a desired consistency |
| Viscous | Physical property of a fluid related to resistance flow |