While there are many slightly different definitions of acids and bases, in this lesson we will introduce the fundamentals of acid/base chemistry. Acids taste sour, are corrosive to metals, change litmus (a dye extracted from lichens) red, and become less acidic when mixed with bases.
Noun[edit] grease monkey â(plural grease monkeys) (idiomatic, slang) A mechanic, often with the specific connotation of an automobile mechanic.
Woolly spider monkey, (genus Brachyteles), also called muriqui, extremely rare primate that lives only in the remaining Atlantic forests of southeastern Brazil. The woolly spider monkey is the largest monkey in South America and is intermediate in structure and appearance between the woolly monkeys (genus Lagothrix) and the spider monkeys (genus Ateles). Its thick fur, heavy body, and protruding abdomen are similar to those of woolly monkeys, while its reduced thumbs and long limbs resemble those of spider monkeys. 1  The woolly spider monkey is 45â63 cm (17â25 inches) long, excluding the 65â80-cm prehensile tail; females average 8 kg (17.6 pounds), males 9.6 kg.