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mātai matū

1. (noun) chemistry.

mātauranga matūwaro

1. (noun) organic chemistry.

tākohukohu

1. (stative) be volatile (chemistry).

I te mea he hanga tākohukohu tonu te wai ewaro, me mau tonu te taupoki i ngā wā katoa. / Because methylated spirits is quite volatile, the cap should be firmly fixed at all times.

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huatoka

1. (noun) precipitate (chemistry).

Ko te huatoka he totoka meha-kore ka hua mai i te tauhohenga o ētahi matū i rō mehanga (RP 2009:206). / A precipitate is an insoluble solid resulting from the reaction of two substances in a solution (RP 2009:206).

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hohe

1. (intransitive verb) (chemistry) react.

hohenga

1. (noun) (chemistry) reaction.

ine kukū

1. (transitive verb) (chemistry) titrate.

kaha hohenga

1. (noun) (chemistry) reactivity.

konganuku taumaha

1. (noun) (chemistry) heavy metal.

mātauranga matū

1. (noun) chemistry.

matū hohe

1. (noun) (chemistry) reactant.

matūriki

1. (noun) (chemistry) particle.

memeka

1. (adjective) (chemistry) aliphatic.

ngako

1. (noun) (chemistry) fats.

pāhare

1. (noun) (chemistry) salt.

pākati

1. (chemistry) -ite.

pākawa

1. (chemistry) -ate.

tango hāora

1. (noun) (chemistry) reductant.

tīwharawhara

1. (adjective) stereo.


2. (noun) stereo.


3. (intransitive verb) (chemistry) precipitate.

tūnga puoto kakīroa

1. (noun) (chemistry) retort stand.

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