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Hippuric acid (Gr. hippos horse ouron urine) is a carboxylic acid found in the urine of horses and other herbivores. Hippuric acid crystallizes in rhombic prisms which are readily soluble […]

Charoite (K(Ca;Na)2Si4O10(OH;F)·H2O) is a rare silicate mineral first described in 1978 and named for the Chara River. It has been reported only from the Sakha Republic Yakutia Siberia Russia. It […]

Spermidine is a polyamine compound (C7H19N3) found in ribosomes and living tissues and having various metabolic functions within organisms. It was originally isolated from semen.

Spermine is a polyamine involved in cellular metabolism found in all eukaryotic cells. Formed from spermidine it is found in a wide variety of organisms and tissues and is an […]

Liroconite is a complex mineral: Hydrated copper aluminium arsenate hydroxide with the formula Cu2Al[(OH)4AsO4]·4(H2O). It is a vitreous monoclinic mineral colored bright blue to green often associated with malachite azurite […]

Avobenzone (trade names Parsol 1789 Eusolex 9020 Escalol 517 and others INCI Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane) is an oil soluble ingredient used in sunscreen products to absorb the full spectrum of UVA […]

Magnesium sulfide is an inorganic compound with the formula MgS. It is a white crystalline material but often is encountered in an impure form that is brown and non-crystalline powder. […]

Carbadox is a drug that combats bacterial infection in swine particularly swine dysentery. In early 2004 it was banned by the Canadian government as a livestock feed additive and for […]

Potassium fluoride is the chemical compound with the formula KF. After hydrogen fluoride KF is the primary source of the fluoride ion for applications in manufacturing and in chemistry. It […]

Linarite is a somewhat rare crystalline mineral that is known among mineral collectors for its unusually intense pure blue color. It is formed by the oxidation of galena and chalcopyrite […]