Lojban Vocabulary: iron, gold, plastic
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- selci
- x1 is a cell/atom/unit/molecule of x2; x1 is an indivisible, most basic subunit of x2
- xukmi
- x1 is an instance of substance/chemical/drug x2 (individual or mass) with purity x3
- slasi
- x1 is a quantity of/is made of/contains plastic/polymer of type/component unit(s) x2
- lanbi
- x1 is a quantity of protein/albumin of type x2 composed of amino acids (sequence/jo'u)
- slami
- x1 is a quantity of/contains/is made of acid of composition x2; (adjective) x1 is acidic
- jilka
- x1 is a quantity of/contains/is made of alkali/base of composition including x2
- lastu
- x1 is a quantity of/contains/is made of brass [copper/zinc alloy] of composition including x2
- ransu
- x1 is a quantity of/contains/is made of bronze of composition including x2
- rijno
- x1 is made of/contains/is a quantity of silver/argentum (Ag); [metaphor: valuable, tarnishing]
- cnisa
- x1 is a quantity of/contains/is made of lead (Pb); [metaphor: heavy, malleable, soft metal]
- margu
- x1 is a quantity of/contains/made of mercury/quicksilver; [metaphor: fluid metal; temperature]
- sodna
- x1 is a quantity of/contains/is made of alkali metal of type x2 [default sodium]
- solji
- x1 is a quantity of/contains/is made of gold (Au); [metaphor: valuable, heavy, non-reactive]
- tinci
- x1 is a quantity of/contains/is made of tin (Sn); [metaphor: cheap or base metal]
- tirse
- x1 is a quantity of/contains/is made of iron (Fe); [metaphor: strong, durable, tarnishing]
- zinki
- x1 is a quantity of/contains/is made of zinc (Zn); [metaphor: hard metal]
- tunka
- x1 is made of/contains/is a quantity of copper (Cu); [metaphor: reddish, electrical conductor]
- tabno
- x1 is a quantity of/contains/is made of carbon/graphite/[diamond]/charcoal; x1 is organic
- tarla
- x1 is a quantity of/contains/is made of tar/asphalt from source x2
- cidro
- x1 is a quantity of/contains/is made of hydrogen (H); [metaphor: light, flammable]
- kliru
- x1 is a quantity of/contains/is made of halogen of type x2 [chlorine, fluorine, iodine, etc.]
- kijno
- x1 is a quantity of/contains/is made of oxygen (O); [metaphor: supporting life/combustion]
- trano
- x1 is a quantity of/contains/is made of nitrogen/ammonia/nitrates
- vacri
- x1 is a quantity of air/normally-gaseous atmosphere of planet x2, of composition including x3
- zbabu
- x1 is a quantity of/contains/is made of soap from source x2 of composition including x3