Some compounds have common names, like water for H2O. However, there are thousands of other compounds that are uncommon or have multiple names.
 
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Common Name of Chemical Compounds 
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Chemical
  Name of Compounds                               
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"muriate" of a metal  
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chloride of the metal  
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acetone  
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dimethyl ketone; 2-propanone (usually
  known as acetone)  
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acid of sugar  
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oxalic acid  
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acid potassium sulfate  
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potassium bisulfate  
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ackey  
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nitric acid  
 
   | 
 
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alcali volatil  
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ammonium hydroxide  
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alcohol sulfuris  
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carbon disulfide  
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alcohol, grain  
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ethyl alcohol  
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alcohol, wood  
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methyl alcohol  
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alum  
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aluminum potassium sulfate  
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alumina  
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aluminum oxide  
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antichlor  
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sodium thiosulfate  
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antifreeze  
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ethylene glycol  
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antimony black  
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antimony trisulfide  
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antimony bloom  
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antimony trioxide  
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antimony glance  
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antimony trisulfide  
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antimony red (vermillion)  
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antimony oxysulfide  
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aqua ammonia  
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aqueous solution of ammonium
  hydroxide  
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aqua fortis  
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nitric acid  
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aqua regia  
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nitrohydrochloric acid  
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aromatic spirit of ammonia  
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ammonia in alcohol  
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arsenic glass  
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arsenic trioxide  
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asbestos  
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magnesium silicate  
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aspirin  
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acetylsalicylic acid  
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azurite  
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mineral form of basic copper
  carbonate  
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baking soda  
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sodium bicarbonate  
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banana oil (artificial)  
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isoamyl acetate  
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barium white  
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barium sulfate  
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benzol  
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benzene  
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bicarbonate of soda  
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sodium hydrogen
  carbonate or sodium bicarbonate  
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bichloride of mercury  
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mercuric chloride  
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bichrome  
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potassium dichromate  
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bitter salt  
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magnesium sulfate  
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black ash  
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crude form of sodium carbonate  
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black copper oxide  
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cupric oxide  
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black lead  
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graphite (carbon)  
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blanc-fixe  
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barium sulfate  
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bleaching powder  
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chlorinated lime; calcium
  hypochlorite  
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blue copperas  
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copper sulfate (crystals)  
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blue lead  
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lead sulfate  
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blue salts  
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nickel sulfate  
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blue stone  
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copper sulfate (crystals)  
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blue vitriol  
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copper sulfate  
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bluestone  
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copper sulfate  
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bone ash  
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crude calcium phosphate  
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bone black  
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crude animal charcoal  
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boracic acid  
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boric acid  
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borax  
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sodium borate; sodium tetraborate  
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bremen blue  
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basic copper carbonate  
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brimstone  
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sulfur  
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brine  
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aqueous sodium chloride
  solution  
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burnt alum  
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anhydrous potassium aluminum
  sulfate  
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burnt lime  
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calcium oxide  
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burnt ochre  
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ferric oxide  
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burnt ore  
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ferric oxide  
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butter of antimony  
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antimony trichloride  
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butter of tin  
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anhydrous stannic chloride  
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butter of zinc  
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zinc chloride  
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calomel  
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mercury chloride; mercurous
  chloride  
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carbolic acid  
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phenol  
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carbonic acid gas  
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carbon dioxide  
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caustic lime  
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calcium hydroxide  
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caustic potash  
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potassium hydroxide  
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caustic soda  
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sodium hydroxide  
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chalk  
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calcium carbonate  
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Chile nitre  
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sodium nitrate  
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Chile saltpeter  
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sodium nitrate  
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Chinese red  
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basic lead chromate  
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Chinese white  
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zinc oxide  
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chloride of lime  
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calcium hypochlorite  
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chloride of soda  
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sodium hypochlorite  
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chrome alum  
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chromic potassium sulfate  
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chrome green  
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chromium oxide  
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chrome yellow  
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lead (VI) chromate  
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chromic acid  
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chromium trioxide  
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copperas  
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ferrous sulfate  
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corrosive sublimate  
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mercury (II) chloride  
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corundum (ruby, sapphire)  
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chiefly aluminum oxide  
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cream of tartar  
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potassium bitartrate  
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crocus powder  
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ferric oxide  
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crystal carbonate  
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sodium carbonate  
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dechlor  
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sodium thiophosphate  
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diamond  
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carbon crystal  
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emery powder  
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impure aluminum oxide  
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epsom salts  
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magnesium sulfate  
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ethanol  
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ethyl alcohol  
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farina  
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starch  
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ferro prussiate  
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potassium ferricyanide  
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ferrum  
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iron  
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fixed white  
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barium sulfate  
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flores martis  
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anhydride iron (III) chloride  
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'flowers of' any metal  
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oxide of the metal  
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flowers of sulfur  
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sulfur  
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fluorspar  
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natural calcium fluoride  
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formalin  
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aqueous formaldehyde solution  
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French chalk  
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natural magnesium silicate  
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French vergidris  
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basic copper acetate  
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galena  
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natural lead sulfide  
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Glauber's salt  
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sodium sulfate  
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green verditer  
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basic copper carbonate  
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green vitriol  
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ferrous sulfate crystals  
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gypsum  
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natural calcium sulfate  
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hard oil  
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boiled linseed oil  
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heavy spar  
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barium sulfate  
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hydrocyanic acid  
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hydrogen cynanide  
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hypo (photography)  
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sodium thiosulfate solution  
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Indian red  
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ferric oxide  
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Isinglass  
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agar-agar gelatin  
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jeweler's rouge  
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ferric oxide  
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killed spirits  
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zinc chloride  
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lampblack  
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crude form of carbon; charcoal  
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laughing gas  
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nitrous oxide  
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lead peroxide  
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lead dioxide  
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lead protoxide  
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lead oxide  
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lime  
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calcium oxide  
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lime, slaked  
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calcium hydroxide  
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limewater  
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aqueous solution of calcium
  hydroxide  
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liquor ammonia  
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ammonium hydroxide solution  
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litharge  
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lead monoxide  
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liver of sulfur  
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sufurated potash  
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lunar caustic  
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silver nitrate  
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lye or soda lye  
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sodium hydroxide  
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magnesia  
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magnesium oxide  
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manganese black  
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manganese dioxide  
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marble  
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mainly calcium carbonate  
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mercury oxide, black  
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mercurous oxide  
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methanol  
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methyl alcohol  
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methylated spirits  
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methyl alcohol  
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milk of lime  
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calcium hydroxide  
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milk of magnesium  
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magnesium hydroxide  
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milk of sulfur  
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precipitated sulfur  
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muriatic acid  
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hydrochloric acid  
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natron  
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sodium carbonate  
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nitre  
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potassium nitrate  
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nordhausen acid  
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fuming sulfuric acid  
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oil of mars  
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deliquescent anhydrous iron (III)
  chloride  
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oil of vitriol  
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sulfuric acid  
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oil of wintergreen (artificial)  
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methyl salicylate  
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orthophosphoric acid  
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phosphoric acid  
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Paris blue  
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ferric ferrocyanide  
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Paris green  
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copper acetoarsenite  
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Paris white  
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powdered calcium carbonate  
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pear oil (artificial)  
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isoamyl acetate  
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pearl ash  
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potassium carbonate  
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permanent white  
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barium sulfate  
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plaster of Paris  
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calcium sulfate  
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plumbago  
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graphite  
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potash  
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potassium carbonate  
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potassa  
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potassium hydroxide  
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precipitated chalk  
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calcium carbonate  
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Prussic acid  
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hydrogen cyanide  
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pyro  
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tetrasodium pyrophosphate  
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quicklime  
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calcium oxide  
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quicksilver  
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mercury  
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red lead  
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lead tetraoxide  
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red liquor  
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aluminum acetate solution  
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red prussiate of potash  
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potassium ferrocyanide  
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red prussiate of soda  
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sodium ferrocyanide  
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Rochelle salt  
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potassium sodium tartrate  
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rock salt  
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sodium chloride  
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rouge, jeweler's  
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ferric oxide  
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rubbing alcohol  
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isopropyl alcohol  
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sal ammoniac  
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ammonium chloride  
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sal soda  
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sodium carbonate  
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salt of lemon  
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potassium binoxalate  
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salt of tartar  
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potassium carbonate  
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salt, table  
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sodium chloride  
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saltpeter  
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potassium nitrate  
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silica  
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silicon dioxide  
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slaked lime  
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calcium hydroxide  
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soda ash  
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sodium carbonate  
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soda lye  
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sodium hydroxide  
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soda nitre  
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sodium nitrate  
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soluble glass  
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sodium silicate  
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sour water  
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dilute sulfuric acid  
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spirit of hartshorn  
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ammonium hydroxide solution  
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spirit of salt  
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hydrochloric acid  
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spirit of wine  
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ethyl alcohol  
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spirits of nitrous ether  
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ethyl nitrate  
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sugar of lead  
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lead acetate  
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sugar, table  
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sucrose  
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sulfuric ether  
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ethyl ether  
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talc or talcum  
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magnesium silicate  
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tin crystals  
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stannous chloride  
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trona  
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natural sodium carbonate  
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unslaked lime  
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calcium oxide  
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Venetian red  
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ferric oxide  
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verdigris  
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basic copper acetate  
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Vienna lime  
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calcium carbonate  
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vinegar  
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impure dilute acetic acid  
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vitamin C  
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ascorbic acid  
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vitriol  
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sulfuric acid  
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washing soda  
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sodium carbonate  
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water glass  
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sodium silicate  
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white caustic  
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sodium hydroxide  
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white lead  
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basic lead carbonate  
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white vitriol  
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zinc sulfate crystals  
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yellow prussiate of potash  
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potassium ferrocyanide  
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yellow prussiate of soda  
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sodium ferrocyanide  
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zinc vitriol  
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zinc sulfate  
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zinc white  
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zinc oxide  
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