The amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one gram of substance one degree Celsius.
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Fatty Acids
An aliphatic acid, many can obtained from animal fats.
Carcinogen
A substance capable of causing or producing cancer in mammals.
Heat of Condensation
The amount of heat that must be removed from one gram of a vapor at it's condensation point to condense the vapour with no change in temperature.
Cathodic Protection
Protection of a metal (making ir a cathode) against corrosion by attaching it to a sacrifical anode of a more easily oxidized metal.
xenon
A heavy, colorless, chemically inactive, monatomic gaseous element used for filling radio, television, and luminescent tubes. Symbol: Xe, at. wt.: 131.30, at. no.: 54.
xanthene dye
Any of a group of dyes having a molecular structure related to that of xanthene in which the aromatic (C6H4) groups are the chromophore.
Rate of Reaction
Change in the concentration of a reactant or product per unit time.
Ground State
The lowest energy state or most stable state of an atom, molecule or ion.
Flotation
Method by which hydrophobic (water-repelling) particles of an ore are separated from hydrophilic (water-attracting) particles of a metallurgical pretreatment process.
Chain Termination Step
The combination of two radicals, which removes the reactive species that propagate the change reaction.
