Vocabulary University® - Chemistry Crossword Puzzle

Clues to the 16 words of Chemistry-specific Crossword:
(Puzzle answers are at the very bottom of this page along with a graphc answer link.)

ACROSS:

• 2 - Capable or susceptible of being dissolved or liquefied
• 3 - Process of eating or wearing away gradually as if by gnawing, esp. by chemical action
• 7 - An action in response to some influence, event etc.
• 9 - A person or thing that precipitates an event or change
• 13 - The smallest particle of a substance; a tiny bit
• 14 - To make thinner or weaker by the addition of more liquid
• 15 - To congeal; to solidify, set, gel; to thicken; to curdle; to clot

  DOWN:
  

• 1 - To cause to take up or combine chemically with water
• 2 - A complex made up of parts or elements put together
• 4 - One of two or more forms of a chemical element (with same # of protons and same atomic # but different # of neutrons or different atomic weights)
• 5 - To soak thoroughly or completely; to load, fill or charge to the utmost
• 6 - Tending to wear off or down by scraping or rubbing; inclined to annoy or irritate
• 8 - An agent or substance that slows, interferes or stops a chemical action
• 10 - Tending or threatening to break into open violence; liable to sudden changes
• 11 - Resisting control or authority; stubborn; unresponsive to stimulus
• 12 - The act of combining or blending into a whole

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We have five other diverse exercises using 12 to 18 Chemistry, Physics and Geology words:

• Multi-science Interactive Puzzles
• Multi-science "Fill-in-the-Blanks"
• Multi-science "Definition Match"
• Multi-science Word Find - coming soon
• Multi-science Crossword - coming soon
• CHEMISTRY-specific Crossword - you are here!

Crosswords: ["S138Level 1 C/W"-you are here] -- ["S138Level 2 C/W"] -- ["S138Level 3 C/W"]
Definition MATCH: ["S138Level 1-Match"] -- ["S138Level 2-Match"] -- ["S138Level 3-Match"]
Find the Words: ["S138Level 1 WF"] -- ["S138Level 2 WF"] -- ["S138Level 3 WF"]
Fill-in-the-Blanks: ["S138Level 1-FITB"] -- ["S138Level 2-FITB"] -- ["S138Level 3-FITB"]
Is It True or False?: ["S138Level 1 T/F"] -- ["S138Level 2 T/F"] -- ["S138Level 3 T/F"]
Synonym/Antonym Encounters: [S138Level 1-Syn/Ant] -- [S138Level 2-Syn/Ant] -- [S138Level 3-Syn/Ant]
Contextual Stories: ["S138Level 1 Story"] -- ["S138Level 2 Story"] -- ["S138Level 3 Story"]
Return to interactive puzzles at: ["S138 Level 1"] -- ["S138 Level 2"] -- ["S138 Level 3"]

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