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DNA

(Encyclopedia)DNA: see nucleic acid.

codon

(Encyclopedia)codon: see nucleic acid.

repressor

(Encyclopedia)repressor: see nucleic acid.

RNA

(Encyclopedia)RNA: see nucleic acid.

oleum

(Encyclopedia)oleum: see sulfuric acid.

vitriol

(Encyclopedia)vitriol: see sulfuric acid.

amphoterism

(Encyclopedia)amphoterism ămˌfətĕrˈĭzm [key], in chemistry, the property of certain substances of acting either as acids or as bases depending on the reaction in which they are involved. Many hydroxide compou...

coagulation

(Encyclopedia)coagulation kōăgˌyo͞olāˈshən [key], the collecting into a mass of minute particles of a solid dispersed throughout a liquid (a sol), usually followed by the precipitation or separation of the s...

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