Antoine Lavoisier Word Search
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Words to find: OXYGEN, HYDROGEN, COMBUSTION, CALORIC, PHLOGISTON, CONSERVATION, MASS, TRANSFORMATION, RADIICAL, CHLORINE, NITROGEN, CARBON.
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Antoine Lavoisier word list, defined
- OXYGEN /ˈɒksɪdən/ (British), /ˈɑːksɪdən/ (American) · noun
- Oxygen is the chemical element with the symbol O, occurring as a colorless, odorless gas essential to respiration and combustion. In medicine, the word can also refer to supplemental oxygen administered to a patient.
- HYDROGEN /ˈhaɪdrədʒən/ · noun
- A colorless, odorless, flammable gaseous chemical element that is the most abundant element in the universe and combines with almost every other element. In chemistry, hydrogen has the symbol H and atomic number 1.
- COMBUSTION /kəmˈbʌstʃən/ · noun
- The process of burning, in which a substance combines rapidly with oxygen and releases heat and light. More broadly, any violent chemical change or turmoil, though this figurative sense is rare today. Related: burning, ignition, oxidation, fire.
- CALORIC /kəˈlɒrɪk/ (UK); /kəˈlɔːrɪk/ (US) · adjective (also noun in historical scientific use)
- Relating to heat or to calories, especially the energy supplied by food. As a noun in the history of science, "caloric" referred to the hypothetical self-repellent fluid once believed to be the substance of heat. Related: thermal, heat-related, energetic.
- PHLOGISTON /ˈflɒdʒɪstən/ · noun
- Phlogiston was a hypothetical substance that eighteenth- and nineteenth-century chemists believed was released during combustion. The theory was eventually disproved when oxygen and the role of chemical reactions in burning were properly understood. Related: inflammable principle, fire principle.
- CONSERVATION /ˌkɒnsəˈveɪʃən/ (UK); /ˌkɑːnsərˈveɪʃən/ (US) · noun
- The protection, preservation, and careful management of natural resources, wildlife, or the environment; also the action of keeping something from being wasted, damaged, or lost. Related: preservation, protection, conservancy, safeguarding.
- MASS /mæs/ · noun, verb, adjective
- A mass is a large amount, collection, or body of something. In physics, mass is the quantity of matter in an object; the word can also refer to a large gathering or a religious service. Related: amount, quantity, body, bulk.
- TRANSFORMATION /ˌtrænsfəˈmeɪʃən/ · noun
- The process or result of changing from one form, state, appearance, or character into another. In specialized contexts, it may also denote an operation or mapping that produces such a change. Related: conversion, change, conversion, metamorphosis.
- CHLORINE /ˈklɔːriːn/ (UK), /ˈklɔːrɪn/ (US) · noun
- A chemical element (symbol Cl, atomic number 17): a toxic, pale-green gaseous halogen with a pungent odor, used chiefly to disinfect water and to manufacture bleaches and other chemicals.
- NITROGEN /ˈnaɪtrədʒən/ · noun
- Nitrogen is a colorless, odorless chemical element that exists as a gas under ordinary conditions and forms about 78 percent of Earth's atmosphere. It is essential to proteins, nucleic acids, and other biological molecules, and is used industrially in fertilizers, refrigerants, and chemical products.
- CARBON /ˈkɑːrbən/ · noun
- A nonmetallic chemical element (symbol C, atomic number 6) that occurs in all living organisms and exists in several forms, including diamond and graphite. It is also used more broadly to refer to carbon dioxide emissions, especially in the context of climate change. Related: element, soot, charcoal, graphite.
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