CHEMISTRY GLOSSARY

Results 101–110 of 293 for Zemljina kora

humidity → vlažnost

Humidity is a general term used to describe the amount of water vapor found in the atmosphere.

irradiation → ozračivanje

Irradiation is exposition of food to the action of gamma rays, in order to preserve it longer. It is especially used for fruit.

isotope proportion → izotopni omjer

Isotope proportion is a number of atoms of each isotope in a sample of one element. It uses relative masses of isotopes to calculate a relative mass of one element.

cathodic protection → katodna zaštita

Cathodic protection is a process in which a structural metal, such as iron, is protected from corrosion by connecting it to a metal that has a more negative reduction half-cell potential, which now corrodes instead of iron. There are two major variations of the cathodic method of corrosion protection. The first is called the impressed current method, and the other is called the sacrificial anode method.

Cathodic protection by sacrificial anode

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cellulose → celuloza

Cellulose, (C₆H₁₀O₅)_n, is a polysaccharide that consists of a long unbranched chain of glucose units linked by (1→4)-β-glycoside bonds. Nature uses cellulose primarily as a structural material to impart strength and rigidity to plants. Leaves, grasses, and cotton are primarily cellulose. The fibrous nature of extracted cellulose has led to its use in textile industry for the production of cotton, artificial silk, etc. Cellulose also serves as raw material for the manufacture of cellulose acetate, known commercially as acetate rayon, and cellulose nitrate, known as guncotton. Gunncotton is the major ingredient in smokeless powder, the explosive propellant used in artillery shells and in ammunition for firearms.

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centrifugation → centrifugiranje

Centrifugation is sedimentation of particles under the influence of the centrifugal force and it is used for separation of superfine suspensions. At centrifuging forces up to 10 000 times greater than gravity force are used, and at ultracentrifuge up to 600 000 times as great.

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kaoline → kaolin

Kaoline is fine, usually white clay, formed by the weathering of aluminous minerals, used in ceramics.

kerosine → kerozin

Kerosine is a flammable hydrocarbon oil used as fuel in lamps and heaters

lignite → lignit

Lignite is a geologically young, low-grade brownish coal of relatively poor heat-generating capacity, used usually as a fuel.

marl → lapor

Marl is a grey or yellow natural mixture of clay and lime in different proportions. It is also used as a raw material in the production of cement.

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Generalic, Eni. "Zemljina kora." Croatian-English Chemistry Dictionary & Glossary. 29 June 2022. KTF-Split. {Date of access}. <https://glossary.periodni.com>.