Term: maleic acid: a colorless crystalline compound found in unripe fruit (such as apples or tomatoes or cherries) and used mainly to make polyester resins
Broader: compound: (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight | Unrelated: circulating decimal: a decimal with a sequence of digits that repeats itself indefinitely
Broader: compound: (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight | Unrelated: evernia: lichens of the family Usneaceae having a pendulous or shrubby thallus
Broader: compound: (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight | Unrelated: off year: a year in which productivity is low or inferior
Broader: compound: (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight | Unrelated: prothorax: the anterior part of an insect's thorax; bears the first pair of legs
Broader: compound: (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight | Unrelated: early warning system: a network of radar installations designed to detect enemy missiles or aircraft while there is still time to intercept them
Broader: compound: (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight | Unrelated: what for: a strong reprimand
Broader: compound: (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight | Unrelated: affusion: the act of baptizing someone by pouring water on their head
Broader: compound: (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight | Unrelated: site: physical position in relation to the surroundings
Broader: compound: (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight | Unrelated: epacris: any heathlike evergreen shrub of the genus Epacris grown for their showy and crowded spikes of small bell-shaped or tubular flowers
Broader: compound: (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight | Unrelated: specific heat: the heat required to raise the temperature of one gram of a substance one degree centigrade