slipperiness
the quality of being slippery
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Nova S39E17: English vocabulary
Season 39, Episode 17Documentary
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touchable
able to be touched or felt
distil
to separate a liquid by heating it and cooling the vapor
glassmaker
a person or company that makes glass
phosphorescence
a soft glow that continues after the light source is gone
pulverize
to crush something into a fine powder or tiny pieces
voltmeter
an instrument used to measure voltage
hurtle
to move very fast, often in a wild or uncontrolled way
tinny
having a thin, metallic sound with little depth
seethe
to be very angry but not show it openly
horsehair
the hair from a horse's mane or tail, used for making brushes, upholstery, and other items
smokeless
producing little or no smoke
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metallurgist
a person who studies and works with metals and metal processes
farfetched
too unlikely to be true or believable
heft
the amount of weight something has; heaviness
stomaching
the present participle of stomach
decimate
to damage or destroy something very badly
deceptively
in a way that gives a false or misleading impression
immobility
the state of not moving or being able to move
ingot
a block of metal cast into a shape for storage or transport
bismuth
a brittle, silvery-white metal used in alloys and medicines
exorcise
to drive out an evil spirit by religious means
sooty
covered with soot; dark and dirty from smoke
whopping
very large; huge