Framework for teaching English: Years 7, 8 and 9
The following list of spellings was compiled by a number of secondary schools who all identified the following words as common errors among this age group.
The list is not intended for blanket teaching, because most pupils will know how to spell most of the words, but it is recommended that early in Year 7, pupils should be helped to learn those spellings about which they still are uncertain.
accommodation
conclusion
explanation
actually
conscience
February
alcohol
conscious
fierce
although
consequence
forty
analyse/analysis
continuous
fulfil
argument
creation
furthermore
assessment
daughter
guard
atmosphere
decide/decision
happened
audible
definite
health
audience
design
height
autumn
development
imaginary
beautiful
diamond
improvise
beginning
diary
industrial
believe
disappear
interesting
beneath
disappoint
interrupt
buried
embarrass
issue
business
energy
jealous
caught
engagement
knowledge
chocolate
enquire
listening
climb
environment
lonely
column
evaluation
lovely
concentration
evidence
marriage
material
potential
sincerely
meanwhile
preparation
skilful
miscellaneous
prioritise
soldier
mischief
process
stomach
modern
proportion
straight
moreover
proposition
strategy
murmur
questionnaire
strength
necessary
queue
success
nervous
reaction
surely
original
receive
surprise
outrageous
reference
survey
parallel
relief
technique
participation
remember
technology
pattern
research
texture
peaceful
resources
tomorrow
people
safety
unfortunately
performance
Saturday
Wednesday
permanent
secondary
weight
persuade/persuasion
separate
weird
physical
sequence
women
possession
shoulder
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advise/advice |
choose/chose |
quiet/quite |
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a lot of |
cloth/clothe |
sites/sights |
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affect/effect |
conscience/conscious |
source/sauce |
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allowed/aloud |
course/coarse |
thank you |
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bought/brought |
our/are |
threw/through |
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braking/breaking |
practise/practice |
to/too/two |
These lists of subject spellings were compiled by a number of secondary school departments. They
identified the words listed as being words that were often needed and often incorrectly spelt.
Schools may use these suggestions as the basis for local lists suitable for their own topics and
needs.
The list is not intended for blanket teaching, because all pupils will know how to spell some of the
words. However, it is recommended that pupils should be helped to learn those spellings about
which they are uncertain.
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Art |
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abstract |
easel |
kiln |
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acrylic |
exhibition |
landscape |
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charcoal |
foreground |
palette |
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collage |
frieze |
pastel |
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collection |
gallery |
perspective |
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colour |
highlight |
portrait |
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crosshatch |
illusion |
sketch |
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dimension |
impasto |
spectrum |
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display |
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D and T |
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aesthetic |
hygiene |
presentation |
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brief |
ingredient |
production |
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carbohydrate |
innovation |
protein |
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component |
knife/knives |
recipe |
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design |
linen |
sew |
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diet |
machine |
specification |
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disassemble |
manufacture |
technology |
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evaluation |
mineral |
tension |
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fabric |
natural |
textile |
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fibre |
nutrition |
vitamin |
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flour |
polyester |
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flowchart |
portfolio |
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English |
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advertise/advertisement |
figurative |
preposition |
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alliteration |
genre |
resolution |
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apostrophe |
grammar |
rhyme |
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atmosphere |
imagery |
scene |
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chorus |
metaphor |
simile |
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clause |
myth |
soliloquy |
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cliché |
narrative/narrator |
subordinate |
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comma |
onomatopoeia |
suffix |
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comparison |
pamphlet |
synonym |
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conjunction |
paragraph |
tabloid |
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consonant |
personification |
vocabulary |
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dialogue |
playwright |
vowel |
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exclamation |
plural |
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expression |
prefix |
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Geography |
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abroad |
function |
poverty |
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amenity |
globe |
provision |
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atlas |
habitat |
region/regional |
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authority |
infrastructure |
rural |
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climate |
international |
settlement |
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contour |
landscape |
situation |
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country |
latitude |
tourist/tourism |
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county |
location |
transport/transportation |
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desert |
longitude |
urban |
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employment |
nation/national |
wealth |
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erosion |
physical |
weather |
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estuary |
pollution |
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History |
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agriculture/agricultural |
defence |
politics/political |
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bias |
disease |
priest |
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castle |
document |
propaganda |
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cathedral |
dynasty |
Protestant |
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Catholic |
economy/economic(al) |
rebel/rebellion |
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chronology/chronological |
emigration |
reign |
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citizen |
government |
religious |
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civilisation |
immigrant |
republic |
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colony/colonisation |
imperial/imperialism |
revolt/revolution |
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conflict |
independence |
siege |
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constitution/constitutional |
invasion |
source |
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contradict/contradiction |
motive |
trade |
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current |
parliament |
traitor |
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ICT |
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binary |
hardware |
network |
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byte |
icon |
output |
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cable |
input |
password |
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cartridge |
interactive |
preview |
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CD-ROM |
interface |
processor |
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computer |
Internet |
program |
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connect/connection |
justify |
scanner |
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cursor |
keyboard |
sensor |
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data/database |
megabyte |
server |
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delete |
memory |
software |
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disk |
modem |
spreadsheet |
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document |
module |
virus |
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electronic |
monitor |
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graphic |
multimedia |
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Library |
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alphabet/alphabetical |
encyclopaedia |
novel |
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anthology |
extract |
photocopy |
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article |
fantasy |
publisher |
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author |
genre |
relevant/relevance |
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catalogue |
glossary |
romance |
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classification |
index |
section |
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content |
irrelevant/irrelevance |
series |
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copyright |
librarian |
system |
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dictionary |
magazine |
thesaurus |
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editor |
non-fiction |
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Mathematics |
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addition |
estimate |
positive |
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adjacent |
equation |
quadrilateral |
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alternate |
fraction |
questionnaire |
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angle |
graph |
radius |
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amount |
guess |
ratio |
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approximately |
horizontal |
recurring |
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average |
isosceles |
reflect/reflection |
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axis/axes |
kilogram |
regular/irregular |
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calculate |
kilometre |
rhombus |
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centimetre |
litre |
rotate/rotation |
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circumference |
measure |
square |
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corresponding |
metre |
subtraction |
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co-ordinate |
minus |
symmetry/symmetrical |
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decimal |
multiply/multiplication |
triangle/triangular |
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degree |
parallel/parallelogram |
tonne |
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denominator |
negative |
vertex/vertices |
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diameter |
numerator |
vertical |
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digit |
percentage |
volume |
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divide/division |
perimeter |
weight |
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equilateral |
perpendicular |
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Music |
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choir |
minim |
score |
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chord |
minor |
semibreve |
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chromatic |
musician |
synchronise |
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composition/conductor |
octave |
syncopation |
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crotchet |
orchestra/orchestral |
tempo |
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dynamics |
ostinato |
ternary |
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harmony |
percussion |
timbre |
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instrument/instrumental |
pitch |
triad |
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interval |
quaver |
vocal |
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lyric |
rhythm |
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major |
scale |
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PE |
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active/activity |
injury |
qualify |
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agile/agility |
league |
relay |
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athletic/athlete |
medicine |
squad |
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bicep |
mobile/mobility |
tactic |
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exercise |
muscle |
tournament |
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field |
personal |
triceps |
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gym/gymnastic |
pitch |
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hamstring |
quadriceps |
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PSHE |
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able/ability |
effort |
reality |
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achieve/achievement |
emotion/emotional |
relationship |
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addict/addiction |
encourage/encouragement |
represent/representative |
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approve/approval |
gender |
reward |
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communication |
generous/generosity |
sanction |
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control |
involve/involvement |
sexism/sexist |
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dependant/dependency |
prefer/preference |
stereotype |
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discipline |
pressure |
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discussion |
racism/racist |
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baptism |
Hindu/Hinduism |
prophet |
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Bible/biblical |
hymn |
religious/religion |
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Buddhist/Buddhism |
immoral/immorality |
shrine |
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burial |
Islam |
sign |
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celebrate/celebration |
Israel |
Sikh/Sikhism |
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ceremony |
Judaism/Jewish |
special |
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Christian |
marriage |
spirit/spiritual |
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commandment |
miracle |
symbol |
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commitment |
moral/morality |
synagogue |
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creation |
Muslim |
temple |
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disciple |
parable |
wedding |
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faith |
pilgrim/pilgrimage |
worship |
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festival |
pray/prayer |
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funeral |
prejudice |
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Science |
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absorb |
exchange |
organism |
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acid |
freeze |
oxygen |
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alkaline |
frequency |
particles |
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amphibian |
friction |
predator |
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apparatus |
function |
pressure |
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chemical |
growth |
reproduce |
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circulate/circulation |
hazard |
respire/respiration |
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combustion |
insect |
solution |
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condensation |
laboratory |
temperature |
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cycle |
liquid |
thermometer |
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digest/digestion |
mammal |
vertebrate |
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element |
method |
vessel |
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evaporation |
nutrient |