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Permethrin is a common synthetic chemical widely used as an insecticide acaricide and insect repellent. It belongs to the family of synthetic chemicals called pyrethroids and functions as a neurotoxin […]

Diethylhydroxylamine (DEHA) is a chemical used in some plastics.As a free radical scavenger it has five principal uses:Polymerization inhibitorColor stabilizer (photographics)Oxygen scavenger (water treatment)Corrosion inhibitorDiscoloration inhibitor (phenolics)↑

Methyl ethyl ketone peroxide (MEKP) is an organic peroxide a high explosive similar to acetone peroxide. MEKP is a colorless oily liquid whereas acetone peroxide is a white powder at […]

Coronene (also known as superbenzene) is a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) comprising six peri-fused benzene rings. Its chemical formula is C24H12. It is a yellow material that dissolves in such […]

Chromite is an iron chromium oxide: FeCr2O4. It is an oxide mineral belonging to the spinel group. Magnesium can substitute for iron in variable amounts as it forms a solid […]

Phenanthrene is a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon composed of three fused benzene rings. The name phenanthrene is a composite of phenyl and anthracene.

Estriol (also oestriol or E3) is one of the three main estrogens produced by the human body.

Fenvalerate is an insecticide. It is a mixture of four optical isomers which have different insecticidal activities. The 2-S alpha (or SS) configuration known as esfenvalerate is the most insecticidally […]

Omethoate (C5H12NO4PS) is a systemic organophosphorous insecticide and acaricide available as a soluble concentrate. It is used to control insects and mites in horticulture and agriculture as well as in […]

Sodium hexametaphosphate (SHMP) is a hexamer of composition (NaPO3)6. Sodium hexametaphosphate of commerce is typically a mixture of polymeric metaphosphates of which the hexamer is one and is usually the […]