specification the act of naming explicitly
personification attributing human characteristics to abstract ideas
speculation continuous contemplation on a subject of a deep nature
resolution a decision to do something or to behave in a certain manner
specialisation the act of specializing
specialization making something suitable for a particular purpose
pacification the act of appeasing someone
buffer solution a solution containing a buffer
opacification the process of becoming cloudy or opaque
specifically in distinction from others
isosmotic solution a solution having the same osmotic pressure as blood
saponification a chemical reaction in which an ester is heated with an alkali (especially the alkaline hydrolysis of a fat or oil to make soap)
isotonic solution a solution having the same osmotic pressure as blood
science fiction genre involving the imagined impact of technology on society
Pacific Ocean the largest ocean in the world
Pacific sardine small pilchards common off the pacific coast of North America
saline solution an isotonic solution of sodium chloride and distilled water
solid solution a homogeneous solid that can exist over a range of component chemicals; a constituent of alloys that is formed when atoms of an element are incorporated into the crystals of a metal
specific gravity the density of a substance relative to the density of water
specific heat the heat required to raise the temperature of one gram of a substance one degree centigrade