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 /ˈɒksɪdʒən/ · noun
- A colourless, odourless, tasteless gas that is essential for respiration and is a major component of the Earth's atmosphere. Related: air, gas, ozone, nitrogen.
- HYDROGEN /ˈhaɪdrədʒən/ · noun
- A colourless, odourless, tasteless, highly flammable gaseous element that is the lightest of all elements and the most abundant in the universe. Related: gas, element, fuel.
- 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
- A hypothetical substance once believed to be a fire-like element that was thought to be released during combustion, now considered to be a historical concept in the development of chemistry. Related: caloric, igneous matter.
- 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
- A large amount of something; a quantity of matter. To gather or collect in a large amount. Related: bulk, quantity, amount, heap.
- TRANSFORMATION /trænsfɔːrˈmeɪʃən/ · noun, verb
- The act or process of changing or transforming something into a different form, state, or appearance. A change or transformation in something, such as a person's life or a situation. Related: change, transmutation, metamorphosis, alteration.
- 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
- A colourless, odourless, tasteless, non-toxic, and non-flammable diatomic gas that is a major component of the Earth's atmosphere. Related: azote, niter, nitre, protoxide.
- 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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