Category: V

Chemicals found in tobacco smoke and may contribute to a variety of diseases associated with cigarette smoking.  

Substances containing carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen that easily become vapors or gases. Compounds that contain carbon (organic) and evaporate very easily (volatile). Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs), a broad category of carbon-based substances, exhibit the tendency to emit gases into the atmosphere when they evaporate at typical room temperatures. These compounds are prevalent in various sources,…

An easily vaporized substance capable of dissolving another substance produce a state of intoxication when inhaled.  

Pertaining to the palm of the hand or the sole of the foot. Related to the palm or sole.  

In law, having no effect. To empty, as urine from the bladder. To discharge, particularly the release of urine and feces.  

A form of treatment for training a person (often handicapped or emotionally disturbed) in some skills that may make it possible to obtain a job. The learning of a skill or trade necessary to a certain career.  

Training handicapped individuals to enable them to perform meaningful work.  

Educational programs designed to prepare persons for a career.  

A jellylike fluid in the after chamber of the eye. Transparent, semi-gelatinous substance that fills the cavity behind the lens and is closely applied to the retina. Also called vitreous body. Clear, gel-like substance that fills the posterior cavity of the eye. The transparent jellylike substance that fills the eyeball; also called the vitreous body.…

The membrane forming the surface layer of the egg. The membrane that forms the surface layer of an ovum.