List of articles in "Chemical Substance" category - Page 1014

Menthol is an organic compound made synthetically or obtained from cornmint peppermint or other mint oils. It is a waxy crystalline substance clear or white in color which is solid […]

Piperonyl butoxide (PBO) is an organic compound used as a component of pesticide formulations. It is a waxy white solid. It is a synergist. That is despite having no pesticidal […]

Propanoic acid (also known as propionic acid from the Greek words protos meaning first and pion meaning fat) is a naturally occurring carboxylic acid with chemical formula CH3CH2COOH. It is […]

Iodoform is the organoiodine compound with the formula CHI3. A pale yellow crystalline volatile substance it has a penetrating odor (in older chemistry texts the smell is sometimes referred to […]

Hydroxylamine is an inorganic compound with the formula NH2OH. The pure material is a white unstable crystalline hygroscopic compound. However hydroxylamine is almost always provided and used as an aqueous […]

Liquid oxygen — abbreviated LOx LOX or Lox in the aerospace submarine and gas industries — is one of the physical forms of elemental oxygen.

Moissanite /ˈmɔɪsənaɪt/ originally referred to a rare mineral discovered by Henri Moissan having a chemical formula SiC and various crystalline polymorphs. Earlier this material had been synthesized in the laboratory […]

Quinoline is a heterocyclic aromatic organic compound with the chemical formula C9H7N. It is a colorless hygroscopic liquid with a strong odor. Aged samples if exposed to light become yellow […]

Allicin is an organosulfur compound obtained from garlic a species in the family Alliaceae. It was first isolated and studied in the laboratory by Chester J. Cavallito and John Hays […]

Trisodium phosphate (TSP) is the inorganic compound with the formula Na3PO4. It is a white granular or crystalline solid highly soluble in water producing an alkaline solution. TSPs are used […]