Science

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related to an atom or atoms
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atomic (adj)
(biology) the part of a cell that contains most of the genetic information
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nucleus (noun)
a linking force that holds atoms or ions together in any molecule or crystal
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bond (noun)
the physical property in matter that causes it to experience a force in an electromagnetic field
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charge (noun)
(physics) the degree to which a substance is compacted, measured by dividing its mass by its volume
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density (noun)
(physics) the universal force of attraction between any pair of objects with mass
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gravity (noun)
(physics) any of the smallest units that energy or matter consists of, such as electrons, atoms, molecules, etc.
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particle (noun)
a feature or quality of something
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property (noun)
a reaction or behaviour whose reason is innate, not a result of thinking
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instinct (noun)
the chemical processes through which food is changed into energy for the body to use
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metabolism (noun)
related to evolution or the slow and gradual development of something
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evolutionary (adj)
produced by or from or related to living things
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organic (adj)
(biology) the slow and gradual development of living things throughout the history of the earth
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evolution (noun)
the complete set of genetic material of any living thing
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genome (noun)
a change in the structure of the genes of an individual that causes them to develop different physical features
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mutation (noun)
an unhatched or unborn offspring in the process of development, especially a human offspring roughly from the second to the eighth week after fertilization
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embryo (noun)
an animal or plant with parents that belong to different breeds or varieties
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hybrid
a cell or a group of cells created through a natural or artificial process from a source that they are genetically identical to
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clone
(of a living being) to produce offspring or more of itself
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to reproduce
something that encourages an activity or causes a reaction in a person or thing
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stimulus
the act of producing a substance that exists in living beings
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synthesis
to increase the velocity of something
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to accelerate
(of a solid) to become one with a liquid
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to dissolve
a water-soluble chemical substance that contains Hydrogen and has a sour taste or corrosive feature with a PH less than 7
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acid
a light silver-gray metal used primarily for making cooking equipment and aircraft parts
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aluminum
a metallic chemical element that has a red-brown color, primarily used as a conductor in wiring
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copper
a heavy soft metal, used in making bullets, in plumbing and roofing, especially in the past
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lead
a substance that permits heat or electricity to pass through it or along it
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conductor
a substance of small size and equal sides, formed naturally when turns to solid
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crystal
a type of powder that is explosive, used in making bullets, bombs, etc.
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gunpowder
an explosive that is very powerful
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dynamite
the different elements that form something or the arrangement of these elements
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composition
to release heat, light, sound, radiation, etc.
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to emit
a narrow beam of light, heat, or other form of energy
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ray
a device that produces a powerful and concentrated beam of light that can be used in medical procedures, for cutting metal objects, etc.
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laser
an object that makes iron come toward it because of the magnetic field that it produces
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magnet
referring to anything related to heat or temperature
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thermal
to press two things together or be pressed together to become smaller
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to compress
a machine that produces electricity by converting mechanical energy into electrical energy
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generator
to become gas or vapour from liquid
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to evaporate
a space that is utterly devoid of matter
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vacuum

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