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| 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.
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| 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.
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| Ozone | the layer of the atmosphere that protects the earth from UV rays
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| Extinction | when an entire species existence is wiped out
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| crown fire | a forest fire that spreads on the tree tops rather than the ground
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| ∆ | a reaction is the enthalpy of reaction
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| emit | produce and discharge
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| failed burn | when a fire cannot be lit
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| extinct | the non-existence of a species that once was
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| gamma | the third letter of the Greek alphabet ( Γ, γ ), transliterated as ‘g.’
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| ice shelf | a floating sheet of ice permanently attached to a landmass.
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| gas chromatograph | a device or apparatus used in gas chromatography to separate the constituents of a volatile substance.
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| toxic | dangerous, poisonous, volatile.
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| water table | the level below which the ground is saturated with water.
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| velocity | the speed of something in a given direction.
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| permeable | (of a material or membrane) allowing liquids or gases to pass through it.
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| synthesize | make (something) by synthesis, especially chemically.
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| tolerance | the ability or willingness to tolerate something, in particular the existence of opinions or behavior that one does not necessarily agree with.
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| 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.
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| volcanism | volcanic activity or phenomena.
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| sparking device | a device used to crete enough heat to spark a flame using tiny sparks
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| methanol | a toxic, colorless, volatile flammable liquid alcohol, originally made by distillation from wood and now chiefly by oxidizing methane.
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| nitrate | a salt or ester of nitric acid, containing the anion NO3− or the group —NO3.
"the fertilizer is usually a basic nitrate"
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| organism | an individual animal, plant, or single-celled life form.
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| solar | of, relating to, or determined by the sun.
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| solvent | able to dissolve other substances.
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| 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.
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| sucrose | a compound that is the chief component of cane or beet sugar.
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