List of articles in "Chemical Substance" category - Page 1027

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 […]

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 (/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 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 /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 (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 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 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 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 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 […]