Fingernail

Fine powders Fines removal Fingernail polish Fining... 

X-ray evidence shows the material to be completely amorphous as might be expected from such a complex mixture. The specific gravity ranges from 1.05 to 1.10. It is slightly harder than gypsum and therefore just not possible to scratch with a fingernail. Yellow in colour, it is less brittle than other hard natural resins and may therefore be carved or machined with little difficulty. The refractive index is 1.54. 

Selenium 0.05 0.05 Hair or fingernail loss numbness in fingers or toes circulatory problems Discharge from petroleum refineries erosion of natural deposits discharge from mines... 

Downdraft tables are also used for human dissection tables although rim exhausts (see Rim Exhausts) are usually used for this purpose. For manual shoe repair and during application of artificial fingernails, downdraft tables are the only type of exhaust possible. 

The lever is such a part of everyday activity that its application usually requires no conscious thought the pop top on a soda can, a doorknob, a wrench, pliers, a fishing pole, a faucet with a handle that lifts, a wheelbarrow, fingernail clippers, and so on. The crank and winch used to pull a heavy boat out of the water up onto a trailer can be thought of as a lever in circular form. 

Fibrous protein (Section 26.9) A protein that consists of polypeptide chains arranged side by side in long threads. Such proteins are tough, insoluble in water, and used in nature for structural materials such as hair, hooves, and fingernails. 

Esters are important substances. The esters of the low molecular weight acids and alcohols have fragrant, fruit-like odors and are used in perfumes and artificial flavorings. Esters are useful solvents this is the reason they are commonly found in model airplane dope and fingernail polish remover. 

These drug may cause burning, itching, and skin irritation. Antiiralin may cause skin irritation, as well as temporary discoloration of the hair and fingernails. 

A.2 A chemist investigates the density, melting point, and flammability of acetone, a component of fingernail polish remover. Which of these properties are physical properties and which are chemical properties ... 

Compact if a grain of sand represented each unit of information on DNA, the information contained in the sand on all the beaches on Earth would fit under a fingernail. 

Fingernails by Atomic Absorption with the Graphite Furnace". Clin. Chem. (1972), 923-927. 

Onychomycosis (tinea unguium) Infection of nail plate and bed Nail becomes opaque, thick, rough, yellow, and friable nail may separate from bed Toenails affected more frequently than fingernails Prevalence increases with advanced age... 

Your fingers, spaces between your fingers, fingernails, palms, backs of your hands, forearms, upper arms, and nails should be examined. 

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