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Common and Trade Names of Chemicals

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Common name

Chemical name

Formula

Alcohol, wood

methanol, methyl alcohol

CH3OH

Alcohol, grain

Ethanol or ethyl alcohol

C2H5OH

Alcohol, rubbing

2-propanol, propyl alcohol, isopropyl

alcohol

Alcohol

Ethyl alcohol

Alka Seltzer

Sodium bicarbonate

Alum

Potassium aluminum sulfate

dodecahydrate

Alumina

Aluminum oxide

Alundum

Fused alumina

Antifreeze

Ethylene glycol

Antipersperant

Aluminum chlorohydrate

Aqua regia

1:3 mixture of nitric and hydrochloric

acids

Aspirin

Acetyl salicylic acid

Baking soda

Sodium hydrogen carbonate

Baking powder

Sodium bicarbonate

Banana oil

Amyl acetate

Baryta

Barium oxide

Barytes

Barium sulfate

Battery acid

Sulfuric acid

Bauxite

Hydrated aluminum oxide

Benzol

Benzene

Bleach (laundry)

Sodium hypochlorite

Bleaching powder

Calcium chloride hypochlorite

Blue vitrol

Copper (II) sulfate

CuSO4*5H2O

Bluestone

Copper II sulfate pentahydrate

CuSO3*5H2O

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Al2O3

HNO3+HCl

NaHCO3

NaClO

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Boracic acid

Boric acid

Borax

Sodium tetraborate decahydrate

Brass

Alloy of copper and zinc

Brimstone

Sulfur

Bronze

Alloy of copper and tin

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

Hydrated ferrous sulfate

Corrosive sublimate

Mercuric chloride

Cream of tartar

Potassium hydrogen tartrate

DDT

Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane

Dextrose

Glucose

Diamond

Carbon

Dolomite

Calcium magnesium carbonate

CaCO3*MgCO3

Drano

Sodium hydroxide

Easy-off oven cleaner

Sodium hydroxide

Egg shells

Calcium carbonate

Epsom salts

Magnesium sulfate heptahydrate

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

40% solution of formaldehyde

Freon (refrigerant)

Dichlorodifluoromethane

Galena

Zinc sulfide

Galena

Lead II sulfide

Glauber's salt

Hydrated sodium sulfate

Glycerine

Glycerol

Grain alcohol

Ethanol or ethyl alcohol

C2H5OH

Graphite

Carbon

Green vitriol

Hydrated ferrous sulfate

Gypsum

Calcium sulfate dihydrate

Heavy water

Deuterium oxide

Hypo

Sodium thiosulfate pentahydrate

Ice bite

Calcium chloride

Invert sugar

Mixture of glucose and fructose

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

Mixture of zinc sulfide and barium

sulfate

Liver of sulfur

Potassium sulfide

LOX

Liquid oxygen

Lunar caustic

Silver nitrate

Lye

Sodium hydroxide

Magnesia

Magnesium oxide

Marble

Calcium carbonate

Margarine

Partially saturated fatty acid

Marsh gas

Methane

MEK

Methyl ethyl ketone

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CCl2F2

PbS

CaSO4*2H2O

Na2S2O3*5H2O

N2O

NaOH

CaCO3

CH3COC2H5
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Microcosmic salt

Hydrated sodium ammonium hydrogen

phosphate

Milk sugar

Lactose

Milk of magnesia

Magnesium hydroxide

Milk of lime

Calcium hydroxide

Mohr's salt

Hydrated ferrous ammonium sulfate

Moth balls

Naphthalene

Msg

Sodium hydrogen glutamate

Muriatic acid

Hydrochloric acid

Nutrasweet

Aspartame

Oil of bitter almonds

Benzaldehyde

Oil of vitriol

Sulfuric acid (conc.)

Oil of mirbane

Nitrobenzene

Oil of vitriol

Concentrated sulfuric acid

Oil of winter green

Methyl salicylate

Oleum

Fuming sulfuric acid

Paris green

Double salt of copper acetate and copper

arsenite

Perier

Carbonic acid

Pewter

Alloy of tin, antimony, copper, and lead

Phosgene

Carbonyl chloride

Photographic hypo

Sodium thiosoulfate

Picric acid

Trinitrophenol

Plaster

Calcium hydroxide

Plaster of Paris

Calcium sulfate hemihydrate

CaSO4*(1/2)H2O

Potash

Potassium carbonate

K2CO3

Prussian blue

Ferric ferrocyanide

Pyrite (fool's gold)

Iron disulfide

FeS2

Quartz

Silicon dioxide

SiO2

Quicklime

Calcium oxide

Quicksilver

Mercury

Rochelle salt

Potassium sodium tartrate

Rolaids

Dihydroxyaluminum sodium carbonate

Rouge

Ferric oxide

Mg(OH)2

HCl

H2SO4

Hg

Rubbing alcohol
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2-propanol, propyl alcohol, isopropyl

alcohol
Sal ammoniac

Ammonium chloride

Sal soda

Hydrated sodium carbonate

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

Soda ash (washing soda)

Sodium carbonate

Solder

Alloy of tin and antimony

Sugar

Sucrose

Sugar, table

Sucrose

Sugar of lead

Hydrated lead acetate

Sun-tan lotion

Para-aminobenzoic acid

Teflon

A polymer of tetrafluoroethylene

TNT

Trinitrotoluene

Toluol

Toluene

TSP

(Tri) Sodium Phosphate

Tums

Calcium carbonate

Turnbull's blue

Ferrous ferricyanide

Tylenol

Acetominophen

Vinegar

Acetic acid, ethanoic acid

Vitamin C

Ascorbic acid

Washing soda

Sodium carbonate decahydrate

Washing soda

Hydrated sodium carbonate

Water softener

Barium hydroxide

White lead

Basic lead carbonate

Windex

Ammonia

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NH4Cl

NaCl

Ca(OH)2

C12H22O11

Na3PO4

NaCO3*10H2O

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Wood alcohol

Methyl alcohol, methanol

Zinc blend

Zinc sulfide

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CH3OH

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