VX IUPAC name O-ethyl S-[2-(diisopropylamino)ethyl] methylphosphonothioate is an extremely toxic substance that has no known uses except in chemical warfare as a nerve agent. It is a tasteless and odorless […]
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Potassium tartrate
Potassium tartrate dipotassium tartrate or argol has formula K2C4H4O6. It is the potassium salt of tartaric acid. It is often confused with potassium bitartrate also known as cream of tartar. […]
Cortisone
Cortisone (/ˈkɔrtɨsoʊn/ or /ˈkɔrtɨzoʊn/; 17-hydroxy-11-dehydrocorticosterone) is a 21-carbon steroid hormone. It is one of the main hormones released by the adrenal gland in response to stress. In chemical structure it […]
Lead styphnate
Lead styphnate (lead 246-trinitroresorcinate C6HN3O8Pb ) whose name is derived from styphnic acid is an explosive used as a component in primer and detonator mixtures for less sensitive secondary explosives. […]
Acetate
Acetate /ˈæsɨteɪt/ is a negative ion or anion typically found in aqueous solution. It is often written with the chemical formula C2H3O2−. The neutral molecules formed by the combination of […]
Cryolite
Cryolite (Na3AlF6 sodium hexafluoroaluminate) is an uncommon mineral identified with the once large deposit at Ivigtût on the west coast of Greenland depleted by 1987.It was historically used as an […]
Magnesium hydroxide
Magnesium hydroxide is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula of hydrated Mg(OH)2. As a suspension in water it is often called milk of magnesia because of its milk-like appearance. […]
Gibbsite
Gibbsite Al(OH)3 is one of the mineral forms of aluminium hydroxide. It is often designated as γ-Al(OH)3 (but sometimes as α-Al(OH)3.). It is also sometimes called hydrargillite (or hydrargyllite).Gibbsite is […]
Aluminium hydroxide
Aluminium hydroxide Al(OH)3 archaically called hydrate of alumina or alumina trihydrate (Al2O3·3H2O) is found in nature as the mineral gibbsite (also known as hydrargillite) and its three much more rare […]
Glutaraldehyde
Glutaraldehyde is an organic compound with the formula CH2(CH2CHO)2. A pungent colorless oily liquid glutaraldehyde is used to disinfect medical and dental equipment. It is also used for industrial water […]