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Hazardous substance
1991 (6 of 1991), s. 2 (d)] It means any substance or preparation which, by reason of its chemical or physico-chemical properties or handling, is liable to cause harm to human beings, other living creatures, plants, micro-organism,
Quasi-governmental agency
in whom government or command is vested; often in the plural', Pradeep Kumar Bisvas v. Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, (2002) 5 SCC 111 (143). Is a government sponsored enterprise or corporation (sometimes called a government-controlled corpor-ation),
Coca derivative
can be used, directly or indirectly, for the manufacture of cocaine. (ii) ecgonine, that is, laevo-ecgonine having the chemical formula C2H15NO3H2O, and all the derivatives of laevo-ecgonine from which it can be recovered. (iii) Cocaine, that is,
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geochemistry
The study of the chemical composition of and of actual or possible chemical changes in the crust of the earth
derivatize
to alter the chemical composition of a compound by a chemical reaction which changes some part of the molecule leaving most of
Paraffin
illuminant and as a lubricant It is very inert not being acted upon by most of the strong chemical reagents It was formerly regarded as a definite compound but is now known to be a complex mixture
enzyme
A protein produced by a living organism capable of catalyzing a chemical reaction Almost all processes in living organisms require some form of enzyme to cause the reactions to occur
Calorimeter
An apparatus for measuring the amount of heat contained in bodies or developed by some mechanical or chemical process as friction chemical combination combustion etc For combustion processes a bomb calorimeter may be used
Half life
radioactive isotope to decay will be the same regardless of how far the decay process has advanced Some chemical reactions are also first order and may be characterized as having a half life However for chemical reactions
Iatrochemistry
the school of physicians in Flanders in the 17th century who held that health depends upon the proper chemical relations of the fluids of the body and who endeavored to explain the conditions of health or disease
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