n
(inorganic chemistry) Alternative spelling of aluminium chloride [(inorganic chemistry) AlCl, only exists in the gas phase when AlCl₃ is heated with aluminium.]
adj
Of or pertaining to, or containing, arsenic.
n
(inorganic chemistry, uncountable) The complex anion, AuCl₄⁻, produced when gold is dissolved in aqua regia.
n
(inorganic chemistry) The barium salt of thiocyanic acid, Ba(SCN)₂, used in photography and in dyeing
n
(inorganic chemistry) The univalent group -HSO₃, or any salt containing it.
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(inorganic chemistry) The yellow calcium salt of chromic acid, CaCrO₄
n
(inorganic chemistry) A colourless salt that absorbs moisture from the air and mainly used as a component in fertilizer.
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(chemistry) an unstable acid, HClO₂, known only in solution or as its salts, the chlorites; it is a strong oxidizing agent
n
Synonym of copper(II) chloride
n
(obsolete, chemistry) hydrochloride
n
(chemistry, obsolete) A binary compound of hydrogen; a hydride.
n
(Britain) Alternative spelling of iron-sulfur cluster [(biochemistry) A unit comprising two or more iron atoms and bridging sulfur ligands in an iron-sulfur protein.]
n
(chemistry) An alkalide with potassium as the anion.
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(chemistry, archaic) A solution of an alkaline hypochlorite, such as sodium hypochlorite, used in bleaching and as a disinfectant.
n
(chemistry) the lithium salt of hydrochloric acid, LiCl, used in the electrolytic production of lithium metal, and as a flux
n
(obsolete, inorganic chemistry) litharge
n
(inorganic chemistry) The sulfide of mercury, HgS, that occurs as the mineral cinnabar.
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(inorganic chemistry) A binary compound of sulfur and mercury that occurs naturally as cinnabar
n
(chiefly Britain) Alternative spelling of molybdenum disulfide [(chemistry) a black, crystalline inorganic polymer of empirical formula MoS₂ that occurs as the mineral molybdenite and is used as a lubricant having a structure analogous to graphite]
n
(obsolete, inorganic chemistry) Hydrochloric acid.
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(now chiefly in homeopathy) sodium
n
A fertilizer consisting of a mixture of ammonium nitrate and chalk.
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(chemistry) HClO₄, the oxyacid of chlorine in which chlorine has the highest oxidation number
n
(obsolete, chemistry) potassium plumbate
n
(inorganic chemistry) An odorless, slightly basic substance which is soluble in water and often used to offset acidity.
n
(inorganic chemistry) The potassium salt of chloric acid (chemical formula KClO₃).
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(inorganic chemistry) The potassium salt of hydrochloric acid, KCl; it is used as a fertilizer, and in lethal injections
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(inorganic chemistry) The potassium salt of hydrocyanic acid, KCN; the colourless crystals are soluble in water, and it is extremely poisonous, and is used in electroplating, the extraction of gold and silver from their ores, and in photography.
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(chemistry) potassium bicarbonate
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(inorganic chemistry) The alkaline base KOH, once known as caustic potash; it has a number of industrial uses, including the manufacture of bleach.
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(chemistry, archaic) The radical KO, derived from, and supposed to exist in, potassium hydroxide and other compounds.
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(chemistry, obsolete) A ferricyanide, ferrocyanide or cyanide.
n
(chemistry, obsolete) iron(II) sulfate
n
(chemistry, obsolete) sal ammoniac
n
(chemistry, obsolete) potassium carbonate
n
(inorganic chemistry) A chemical compound containing one carbonate and one bicarbonate ion in each formula [CO₃HCO₃].
n
(inorganic chemistry) a binary compound of silver and sulfur, Ag₂S
n
(chemistry) An alkalide with sodium as the anion.
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(chemistry, inorganic chemistry) Common table salt, a compound composed of equal number of sodium and chlorine atoms. Chemical formula NaCl.
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(inorganic chemistry) The sodium salt of hydrocyanic acid, NaCN.
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(inorganic chemistry) A strong, caustic alkali (NaOH) used in the manufacture of soap, detergents, paper, textiles and having many other industrial applications.
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(obsolete) mercuric chloride; corrosive sublimate
n
(obsolete, chemistry) hydrogen sulphide
n
(chemistry, obsolete) bicarbonate
n
(chemistry, archaic) A trisulfide.
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