Chemical Names

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Common Name Chemical Name

acetone : dimethyl ketone; 2-propanone (usually known as acetone)

acid potassium sulfate : potassium bisulfate

acid of sugar : oxalic acid

ackey : nitric acid

alcali volatil ammonium hydroxide

alcohol, grain: ethyl alcohol

alcohol sulfuris : carbon disulfide

alcohol, wood methyl alcohol

alum :aluminum potassium sulfate

alumina :aluminum oxide

antichlor sodium thiosulfate

antimony black : antimony trisulfide

antimony bloom : antimony trioxide

antimony glance : antimony trisulfide

antimony red (vermillion) antimony oxysulfide

aqua ammonia : aqueous solution of ammonium hydroxide

aqua fortis : nitric acid

aqua regia : nitrohydrochloric acid

aromatic spirit of ammonia : ammonia in alcohol

arsenic glass : arsenic trioxide

azurite : mineral form of basic copper carbonate

asbestos : magnesium silicate aspirin : acetylsalicylic acid

baking soda v sodium bicarbonate

barium white : barium sulfate

benzol : benzene

bicarbonate of soda : sodium hydrogen carbonate or sodium bicarbonate bichloride of mercury : mercuric chloride

bichrome : potassium dichromate

bitter salt :magnesium sulfate

black ash crude form of sodium carbonate

black copper oxide : cupric oxide

black lead graphite (carbon)

blanc-fixe : barium sulfate

bleaching powder chlorinated lime; calcium hypochlorite blue copperas copper sulfate (crystals)

blue lead : lead sulfate

blue salts : nickel sulfate

blue stone : copper sulfate (crystals)

blue vitriol :copper sulfate

bluestone :copper sulfate

bone ash : crude calcium phosphate

bone black: crude animal charcoal

boracic acid : boric acid

borax sodium borate; sodium tetraborate

bremen blue : basic copper carbonate

brimstone : sulfur

burnt alum : anhydrous potassium aluminum sulfate burnt lime : calcium oxide

burnt ochre : ferric oxide

burnt ore : ferric oxide

brine : aqueous sodium chloride solution

butter of antimony : antimony trichloride

butter of tin :anhydrous stannic chloride

butter of zinc zinc chloride

calomel mercury chloride

carbolic acid phenol

carbonic acid gas carbon dioxide caustic lime calcium hydroxide

caustic potash potassium hydroxide

caustic soda sodium hydroxide

chalk calcium carbonate

Chile saltpeter : sodium nitrate

Chile nitre : sodium nitrate

Chinese red : basic lead chromate

Chinese white : zinc oxide

chloride of soda : sodium hypochlorite

chloride of lime : calcium hypochlorite

chrome alum : chromic potassium sulfate

chrome green : chromium oxide

chrome yellow : lead (VI) chromate

chromic acid : chromium trioxide

copperas : ferrous sulfate

corrosive sublimate : mercury (II) chloride

corundum (ruby, sapphire) : chiefly aluminum oxide

cream of tartar : potassium bitartrate

crocus powder : ferric oxide

crystal carbonate : sodium carbonate

dechlor : sodium thiophosphate

diamond : carbon crystal

emery powder : impure aluminum oxide

epsom salts : magnesium sulfate

ethanol : ethyl alcohol

farina : starch

ferro prussiate : potassium ferricyanide

ferrum : iron

flores martis : anhydride iron (III) chloride

fluorspar natural calcium fluoride

fixed white : barium sulfate

flowers of sulfur sulfur

'flowers of' any metal oxide of the metal

formalin aqueous formaldehyde solution

French chalk natural magnesium silicate

French vergidris : basic copper acetate

galena : natural lead sulfide

Glauber's salt : sodium sulfate

green verditer : basic copper carbonate

green vitriol : ferrous sulfate crystals

gypsum : natural calcium sulfate

hard oil : boiled linseed oil

heavy spar : barium sulfate

hydrocyanic acid : hydrogen cynanide

hypo (photography) : sodium thiosulfate solution

Indian red : ferric oxide

Isinglass : agar-agar gelatin

jeweler's rouge : ferric oxide

killed spirits :zinc chloride

lampblack :crude form of carbon; charcoal

laughing gas :nitrous oxide

lead peroxide :lead dioxide

lead protoxide :lead oxide

lime : calcium oxide

lime, slaked : calcium hydroxide limewater : aqueous solution of calcium hydroxide

liquor ammonia : ammonium hydroxide solution

litharge : lead monoxide

lunar caustic : silver nitrate

liver of sulfur : sufurated potash

lye or soda lye : sodium hydroxide

magnesia : magnesium oxide

manganese black : manganese dioxide

marble : mainly calcium carbonate

mercury oxide, black : mercurous oxide

methanol : methyl alcohol

methylated spirits : methyl alcohol

milk of lime : calcium hydroxide

milk of magnesium magnesium hydroxide

milk of sulfur precipitated sulfur

"muriate" of a metal chloride of the metal

muriatic acid : hydrochloric acid

natron : sodium carbonate

nitre : potassium nitrate

nordhausen acid : fuming sulfuric acid

oil of mars : deliquescent anhydrous iron (III) chloride

oil of vitriol : sulfuric acid

oil of wintergreen (artificial) methyl salicylate

orthophosphoric acid : phosphoric acid

Paris blue : ferric ferrocyanide

Paris green copper acetoarsenite

Paris white : powdered calcium carbonate

pear oil (artificial) : isoamyl acetate

pearl ash : potassium carbonate

permanent white : barium sulfate

plaster of Paris : calcium sulfate

plumbago : graphite

potash :potassium carbonate

potassa :potassium hydroxide

precipitated chalk : calcium carbonate

Prussic acid : hydrogen cyanide

pyro :tetrasodium pyrophosphate

quicklime : calcium oxide

quicksilver : mercury

red lead :lead tetraoxide

red liquor aluminum acetate solution

red prussiate of potash : potassium ferrocyanide

red prussiate of soda sodium ferrocyanide

Rochelle salt :potassium sodium tartrate

rock salt sodium chloride

rouge, jeweler's : ferric oxide

rubbing alcohol : isopropyl alcohol

sal ammoniac : ammonium chloride

sal soda : sodium carbonate

salt, table : sodium chloride

salt of lemon : potassium binoxalate

salt of tartar : potassium carbonate

saltpeter : potassium nitrate

silica : silicon dioxide

slaked lime : calcium hydroxide

soda ash : sodium carbonate

soda nitre : sodium nitrate

soda lye :sodium hydroxide

soluble glass sodium silicate

sour water :dilute sulfuric acid

spirit of hartshorn : ammonium hydroxide solution

spirit of salt :hydrochloric acid

spirit of wine :ethyl alcohol

spirits of nitrous ether : ethyl nitrate

sugar, table :sucrose

sugar of lead :lead acetate

sulfuric ether :ethyl ether

talc or talcum :magnesium silicate

tin crystals :stannous chloride

trona :natural sodium carbonate

unslaked lime :calcium oxide

Venetian red :ferric oxide

verdigris : basic copper acetate

Vienna lime :calcium carbonate

vinegar : impure dilute acetic acid

vitamin C :ascorbic acid

vitriol : sulfuric acid

washing soda :sodium carbonate

water glass :sodium silicate

white caustic :sodium hydroxide

white lead :basic lead carbonate

white vitriol :zinc sulfate crystals

yellow prussiate of potash : potassium ferrocyanide

yellow prussiate of soda : sodium ferrocyanide

zinc vitriol :zinc sulfate

zinc white :zinc oxide