List of articles in "Chemical Substance" category - Page 991

Coniine is a poisonous alkaloid found in poison hemlock (Conium maculatum) and the yellow pitcher plant (Sarracenia flava) and contributes to hemlock’s fetid smell. It is a neurotoxin which disrupts […]

Hydrobromic acid is a strong acid formed by dissolving the diatomic molecule hydrogen bromide (HBr) in water. Constant boiling hydrobromic acid is an aqueous solution that distills at 124.3 °C […]

Barium hydroxide is the chemical compound with the formula Ba(OH)2. Also known as baryta it is one of the principal compounds of barium. The white granular monohydrate is the usual […]

Propylene oxide is an organic compound with the molecular formula CH3CHCH2O. This colourless volatile liquid is produced on a large scale industrially its major application being its use for the […]

Xanthan gum (/ˈzænθən/) is a polysaccharide secreted by the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris used as a food additive and rheology modifier commonly used as a food thickening agent (in salad dressings […]

S-Adenosyl methionine (SAM-e SAMe SAM AdoMet ademetionine) is a common cosubstrate involved in methyl group transfers. SAM was first discovered in Italy by G. L. Cantoni in 1952. It is […]

Stilbite is the name of a series of tectosilicate minerals of the zeolite group. Prior to 1997 stilbite was recognized as a mineral species but a reclassification in 1997 by […]

Calcium sulfate (or calcium sulphate) is a common laboratory and industrial chemical. In the form of γ-anhydrite (the nearly anhydrous form) it is used as a desiccant. It is also […]

Ammonia solution also known as ammonium hydroxide ammonia water ammonical liquor ammonia liquor aqua ammonia aqueous ammonia or simply ammonia is a solution of ammonia in water. It can be […]

Epidote is a calcium aluminium iron sorosilicate mineral.