medical english - chemistry (definitions of symbol + słówka) (copy)

the basic substance in salt

metallic element which is the major component of bones and teeth

heavy soft metallic element which is poisonous in compounds

light metallic element which does not corrode

used as a contrast when taking X-ray photographs of soft tissue

white metallic trace element

an essential part of the red pigment in red blood cells, found in liver and eggs

metallic element which is the basis of a radioactive isotope

powerful greenish gas, used to sterilise water

very light gas used in combination with oxygen, especially to relieve asthma or sickness caused by decompression

yellow non-metallic element found in some amino acids

soft yellow-coloured precious metal, used as a compound in various drugs, and sometimes as a filling for teeth

colourless gas which is present in air and essential to human life

gas which combines with oxygen to form water

acid found in the gastric juice which helps to break apart the food

gas which is the main component of air and an essential part of protein

acid which forms cyanide

one of the common non-metallic elements which is an essential component of living matter and organic chemical compounds

colourless gas with a sweet smell, used in combination with other gases as an anaesthetic in dentistry and surgery

main alkaloid substance found in tobacco

compound

trace element

component

tobacco

decompression

amino acids

radioactive isotope