Common Names of Chemicals
Common Names of Chemicals
Common Names of Chemicals
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Common name
Chemical name
Formula
Alcohol, wood
CH3OH
Alcohol, grain
C2H5OH
Alcohol, rubbing
Alcohol
Ethyl alcohol
Alka Seltzer
Sodium bicarbonate
Alum
Alumina
Aluminum oxide
Alundum
Fused alumina
Antifreeze
Ethylene glycol
Antipersperant
Aluminum chlorohydrate
Aqua regia
Aspirin
Baking soda
Baking powder
Sodium bicarbonate
Banana oil
Amyl acetate
Baryta
Barium oxide
Barytes
Barium sulfate
Battery acid
Sulfuric acid
Bauxite
Benzol
Benzene
Bleach (laundry)
Sodium hypochlorite
Bleaching powder
Blue vitrol
CuSO4*5H2O
Bluestone
CuSO3*5H2O
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Al2O3
HNO3+HCl
NaHCO3
NaClO
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Boracic acid
Boric acid
Borax
Brass
Brimstone
Sulfur
Bronze
Calamine
Zinc carbonate
Calcite
Calcium carbonate
Calgon
Calcium hexametaphosphate
Calomel
Mercurous chloride
Carbolic acid
Phenol
Carbon tetrachloride
Tetrachloromethane
Carborundum
Silicon carbide
Caustic soda
Sodium hydroxide
Chalk
Calcium carbonate
Chile saltpeter
Sodium nitrate
Chloroform
Trichloromethane
Chlorox
Hypochlorus acid
Chrome yellow
Lead chromate
Cinnabar
Mercury II sulfide
Club soda
Carbonic acid
Copperas
Corrosive sublimate
Mercuric chloride
Cream of tartar
DDT
Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane
Dextrose
Glucose
Diamond
Carbon
Dolomite
CaCO3*MgCO3
Drano
Sodium hydroxide
Sodium hydroxide
Egg shells
Calcium carbonate
Epsom salts
Ether
Ethyl ether
Ex-lax
Phenolphthalein
Fertilizer component
Ammonium nitrate
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Na2B4O7*10H2O
CCl4
CHCl3
HgS
KHC4H4O6
MgSO4*7H2O
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Flurostan
Stannous fluoride
Fool's gold
Iron Pyrites
Formalin
Freon (refrigerant)
Dichlorodifluoromethane
Galena
Zinc sulfide
Galena
Lead II sulfide
Glauber's salt
Glycerine
Glycerol
Grain alcohol
C2H5OH
Graphite
Carbon
Green vitriol
Gypsum
Heavy water
Deuterium oxide
Hypo
Ice bite
Calcium chloride
Invert sugar
Laughing gas
Dinitrogen oxide
Levulose
Fructose
Lime
Calcium oxide
CaO
Limestone
Calcium carbonate
CaCO3
Liquid paper
Titanium dioxide
Lite salt
Potassium chloride
Litharge
Lead monoxide
Lithopone
Liver of sulfur
Potassium sulfide
LOX
Liquid oxygen
Lunar caustic
Silver nitrate
Lye
Sodium hydroxide
Magnesia
Magnesium oxide
Marble
Calcium carbonate
Margarine
Marsh gas
Methane
MEK
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CCl2F2
PbS
CaSO4*2H2O
Na2S2O3*5H2O
N2O
NaOH
CaCO3
CH3COC2H5
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Microcosmic salt
Milk sugar
Lactose
Milk of magnesia
Magnesium hydroxide
Milk of lime
Calcium hydroxide
Mohr's salt
Moth balls
Naphthalene
Msg
Muriatic acid
Hydrochloric acid
Nutrasweet
Aspartame
Benzaldehyde
Oil of vitriol
Oil of mirbane
Nitrobenzene
Oil of vitriol
Methyl salicylate
Oleum
Paris green
Perier
Carbonic acid
Pewter
Phosgene
Carbonyl chloride
Photographic hypo
Sodium thiosoulfate
Picric acid
Trinitrophenol
Plaster
Calcium hydroxide
Plaster of Paris
CaSO4*(1/2)H2O
Potash
Potassium carbonate
K2CO3
Prussian blue
Ferric ferrocyanide
Iron disulfide
FeS2
Quartz
Silicon dioxide
SiO2
Quicklime
Calcium oxide
Quicksilver
Mercury
Rochelle salt
Rolaids
Rouge
Ferric oxide
Mg(OH)2
HCl
H2SO4
Hg
Rubbing alcohol
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Ammonium chloride
Sal soda
Sal ammoniac
Ammonium chloride
Salt, table
Sodium chloride
Salt, lite
Potassium chloride
Saltpeter
Potassium nitrate
KNO3
Sand
Silicon dioxide
SiO2
Sani-flush
Sodium bisulfate
Saran wrap
Poly-1,1-dichloroethylene
Silica
Silicon dioxide
Slaked lime
Calcium hydroxide
Smelling salts
Ammonium carbonate
Sodium carbonate
Solder
Sugar
Sucrose
Sugar, table
Sucrose
Sugar of lead
Sun-tan lotion
Para-aminobenzoic acid
Teflon
A polymer of tetrafluoroethylene
TNT
Trinitrotoluene
Toluol
Toluene
TSP
Tums
Calcium carbonate
Turnbull's blue
Ferrous ferricyanide
Tylenol
Acetominophen
Vinegar
Vitamin C
Ascorbic acid
Washing soda
Washing soda
Water softener
Barium hydroxide
White lead
Windex
Ammonia
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NH4Cl
NaCl
Ca(OH)2
C12H22O11
Na3PO4
NaCO3*10H2O
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Wood alcohol
Zinc blend
Zinc sulfide
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CH3OH
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