Separating Mixtures Glossary Definitions

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Aqueous solutions

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Solutions in which water is the solvent.

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Biodegradable

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A substance that breaks down or decomposes easily in the environment.

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Biostimulants

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Substances that stimulate processes of living organisms to enhance their growth.

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Booms

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Devices that float on the surface of the ocean and assist in containing oil spills by extending below the oil spill.

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Buoyant

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The property that enables an object to float on a liquid.

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Centrifuging

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Separating a mixture by rotating the container quickly so the heavier parts of the mixture move to the outside of the spinning container.

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Chemical reaction

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A chemical change in which one or more new chemical substances is produced.

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Cold pressing

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Pressing at low temperatures to produce oils/pulp.

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Colloid

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A mixture in which extremely small particles of one substance are spread evenly throughout another substance.

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Concentrated

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A solution containing a large amount of solute.