Muscovite (also known as common mica isinglass or potash mica) is a phyllosilicate mineral of aluminium and potassium with formula KAl2(AlSi3O10)(FOH)2 or (KF)2(Al2O3)3(SiO2)6(H2O). It has a highly-perfect basal cleavage yielding […]
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Methanol
Methanol also known as methyl alcohol wood alcohol wood naphtha or wood spirits is a chemical with the formula CH3OH (often abbreviated MeOH). Methanol acquired the name wood alcohol because […]
Lycopene
Lycopene (from the New Latin word lycopersicum referring to the tomato species) is a bright red carotene and carotenoid pigment and phytochemical found in tomatoes and other red fruits and […]
Lactose
Lactose is a disaccharide sugar derived from galactose and glucose that is found in milk. Lactose makes up around 2–8% of milk (by weight) although the amount varies among species […]
Lithium carbonate
Lithium carbonate is an inorganic compound the lithium salt of carbonate with the formula Li2CO3. This white salt is widely used in the processing of metal oxides and has received […]
Lithium citrate
Lithium citrate (Li3C6H5O7) is a chemical compound of lithium and citrate that is used as a mood stabilizer in psychiatric treatment of manic states and bipolar disorder. There is extensive […]
Lonsdaleite
Lonsdaleite (named in honour of Kathleen Lonsdale) also called hexagonal diamond in reference to the crystal structure is an allotrope of carbon with a hexagonal lattice. In nature it forms […]
Alpha-Ketoglutaric acid
Alpha-Ketoglutaric acid α-Ketoglutaric acid is one of two ketone derivatives of glutaric acid. (The term ketoglutaric acid when not further qualified almost always refers to the alpha variant. β-Ketoglutaric acid […]
Kyanite
Kyanite whose name derives from the Greek word kuanos sometimes referred to as kyanos meaning deep blue is a typically blue silicate mineral commonly found in aluminium-rich metamorphic pegmatites and/or […]
Kamacite
Kamacite is an alloy of iron and nickel which is found on earth only in meteorites. The proportion iron:nickel is between 90:10 to 95:5; small quantities of other elements such […]