Ox Gall: Derived from the bile of domestic cows or other bovines, ox gall is added to paint as a surfactant or wetting agent to allow paint to flow more freely.

 

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Ox Gall: Derived from the bile of domestic cows or other bovines, ox gall is added to paint as a surfactant or wetting agent to allow paint to flow more freely.

Oxygen: A colorless, odorless and tasteless gas that makes up about 20% of the air we breathe (and at least half the weight of the entire solid crust of the earth) and which combines with most of th . . . View Full Definition

Oxygen (O): Atomic number: 8, Atomic mass: 15.999 g.mol -1, Electronegativity: 3.5, Density: 1.429 kg/m3 at 20°C, Melting point: -219 °C, Boiling point: -183 °C, Vanderwaals radius: 0.074 nm, Ionic radi . . . View Full Definition

Oxygen (O2): A colorless, tasteless, odorless gas that is the second most abundant constituent of dry air, comprising 20.946%.

Oxidizing Flame: An oxyfuel flame in which there is an excess of oxygen, resulting in an oxygen-rich zone extending around and beyond the cone.

Oxidizing Agent: A reactant that removing electrons from other reactants in a chemical reaction. Oxidizing agents cause other substances to be oxidized in chemical reactions while they themselves are reduced . . . View Full Definition

Oxidation Product: Is the chemical produced by a color developer during the conversion of exposed silver halides to black metallic silver.

Oxide: A binary compound that contains oxygen in the -2 oxidation state.

Oxidized Element: An element occurring in the more positively charged of two common ionic forms.

Oxidizer: All things need oxygen to burn. When a pile of wood burns in an open fire, it sucks in oxygen from the surrounding air. When rocket fuel burns, it can't suck in oxygen from the surrounding a . . . View Full Definition