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JOEY R. (United States of America)
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  1. acid
    a sour water-soluble compound with a pH of less than 7
  2. fatty acid
    any of a class of aliphatic monocarboxylic acids that form part of a lipid molecule and can be derived from fat by hydrolysis; fatty acids are simple molecules built around a series of carbon atoms linked together in a chain of 12 to 22 carbon atoms
  3. carbonic acid
    a weak acid known only in solution
  4. acid rain
    precipitation with toxic gas emissions combined with water
  5. poison
    any substance that causes injury or illness or death
  6. acid anhydrides
    organic compounds that react with water to form an acid
  7. acidosis
    abnormally high acidity of the blood and other body tissues
  8. omega-3 fatty acid
    a polyunsaturated fatty acid whose carbon chain has its first double valence bond three carbons from the beginning
  9. hydroiodic acid
    an acid formed by aqueous solution of hydrogen iodide
  10. antacid
    an agent that counteracts or neutralizes acidity
  11. stearic acid
    a waxy saturated fatty acid
  12. thymic acid
    a colorless crystalline solid used in perfume or preserving biological specimens or in embalming or medically as a fungicide or antiseptic
Created on Tue Dec 17 10:24:39 EST 2013 (updated Tue Dec 17 10:34:56 EST 2013)

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