Vocabulary - chapter 1 Flashcards
Limestone
Wapień/a serdimentary rock consisting predominantly of calcium carbonate, varieties of which are formed from the skeletons of marine microorganisms are coral: used as a building stone and in the manufacture of lime
Lime water
Woda wapienna/an aqueous solution of slaked lime, used in medicine, antacids, and lotions, and to absorb carbon dioxide from the air
Quicklime
Wapno palone/another name CaO
Slaked (hydrated) lime
Wapno gaszone/Ca(OH)2
Lime kiln
Wapiennik/a type of large oven used to produce quicklime by the calcium of limestone
Concrete
Beton/a very hard building material made by mixing together cement, sand, small stones and water
Cement
Cement/a grey powder which is mixed with water and sand to make mortar or with water, sand and small stones to make concrete
Hydrate
Hydrat/ a chemical that contains water
Gypsum
Gips
Ceramics
Wyroby ceramiczne/the production of objects by shaping pieces of clay which are then made hard by baking
Mortar
Zaprawa cementowa/ a mixture of sand, cement and water that is used to fix bricks or stones to each other when building walls
Lime mortar
Zaprawa wapienna
Gypsum mortar
Zaprawa gipsowa
Calcite
Kalcyt
Amethyst
Ametyst
Agate
Agat
Rock crystal
Kryształ górski
Quartz
Kwarc
Silica
Krzemionka
Anhydrite
Anhydryt
Marble
Marmur/a typ of very hard rock which has a pattern of line going through it, feels cold and becomes smooth and shiny when cut and polished
Chalk
Kreda
Pottery Clay, birck clay
Glina
Faience
Fajans
Porcelain
Porcelana/a hard, but delicate, shiny, white substance made by heating a special type of clay to a high temperature, used to make cups, plates, decorations etc.
Terracotta
Terrakota
Safety glass
Szkło bezpieczne
Wired glass
Szkło zbrojone
Tempered glass
Szkło hartowane
Crystal glass
Szkło kryształowe
Silica glass
Szkło krzemianowe
Quartz glass
Szkło kwarcowe
Optical glass
Szkło optyczne
Lead glass
Szkło ołowiowe