bouwsteen

Definitions of bouwsteen
  1. noun
    a block of material used in construction work
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    epitaaf, grafsteen, grafzerk, roos, slotstuk, sluitsteen, zerk
    the central building block at the top of an arch or vault
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    bouwmateriaal
    material used for constructing buildings
  2. noun
    a single undivided natural thing occurring in the composition of something else
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    duo, span, stel, stelletje, tweespan
    (physics) something joined by two equal and opposite forces that act along parallel lines
    bedrijfschap, cluster
    (chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule
    molecule
    (physics and chemistry) the simplest structural unit of an element or compound
    macromolecule, reuzenmolecule
    any very large complex molecule; found only in plants and animals
    vinyl, vinylgroep
    a univalent chemical radical derived from ethylene
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