Essential Vocabulary: Definitions and Synonyms
Posted on Apr 1, 2025 in Chemistry
Vocabulary Definitions and Equivalents
- Golden Age
- Period of great cultural flourishing.
- Anything but
- Definitely not.
- Discovery
- Act of finding.
- To sustain
- To support.
- To lay the foundation for
- Set the conditions for something.
- Daily
- Every day.
- Soap
- A substance used for washing.
- To stretch
- Spread out, expand.
- Border
- Frontier line.
- At the height of
- At the most advanced or intense point.
- Massive
- Huge.
- To fuel
- Give energy to; encourage.
- Growth
- Increase in size.
- From far and wide
- From everywhere; from many different places.
- Trade
- Exchange of goods and services.
- To make one’s mark
- To become famous or successful.
- (Be) at the heart of
- To be a principal or central part of something.
- To raise
- To lift.
- To tackle
- To deal with (a problem or task).
- To slide (slid, slid)
- To move easily and smoothly over a surface.
- Surface
- Outer side or layer.
- A wide range of
- A wide variety of.
- To boil
- To change from a liquid to vapor due to heat.
- Mixture
- A substance made by combining other substances.
- To collect
- To gather.
- To cool
- To make colder.
- To turn back into
- Return to its original form.
- Muslim
- A follower of Islam.
- Matter
- Subject, issue.
- Mosque
- A Muslim place of worship.
- A prayer
- An attempt to contact God through words or thoughts.
- It comes as no surprise that
- It’s not surprising that.
- A chemist
- An expert in chemistry.
- To remove
- To eliminate, take away.
- Dirt
- Filth; unclean matter.
- To rinse
- To wash something lightly, typically to remove soap or dirt.
- Field (of)
- Area of study or activity.
- Draw on (drew, drawn)
- To use knowledge, experience, or resources.
- A breakthrough
- A major discovery or achievement.
- Trust (noun)
- Confidence.
- Strength
- Force; power.
- Glue
- A sticky substance used for joining things.
- To end up
- Finish in a certain way or place.
- To attach
- To fasten or join one thing to another.
- Messy
- Untidy or dirty.
- Bookmark
- A marker placed in a book to find a page again.
- To fit the bill
- To be suitable for a particular purpose.
