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A natural or synthetic metal oxide, sulfide, or other salt used as a coloring agent for paints, plastics, and inks.
Industry:Chemistry
K<sub>2</sub>SiF<sub>6</sub> An odorless, white crystalline compound; slightly soluble in water; used in vitreous frits, synthetic mica, metallurgy, and ceramics. Also known as potassium silicofluoride.
Industry:Chemistry
SOCl<sub>2</sub> A toxic, yellowish to red liquid with a pungent aroma, soluble in benzene, decomposes in water and at 140_C; boils at 79_C; used as a chemical intermediate and catalyst. Also known as sulfur oxychloride; sulfurous oxychloride.
Industry:Chemistry
Be<sub>3</sub> N<sub>2</sub> Refractory, white crystals with a melting point of 2200_40_C; used in the manufacture of radioactive carbon-14 and in experimental rocket fuels.
Industry:Chemistry
Large molecules, usually linear or branched chains with atoms other than carbon in their backbone; an example is glass, an inorganic polymer made up of rings and chains of repeating silicate units.
Industry:Chemistry
KAuCl<sub>4</sub>_2H<sub>2</sub>O Yellow crystals, soluble in water, ether, and alcohol; used in photography and medicine. Also known as gold potassium chloride; potassium aurichloride; potassium chloroaurate.
Industry:Chemistry
M<sub>2</sub>S<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> A salt of thiosulfuric acid and a base; for example, reaction of sodium hydroxide and thiosulfuric acid to produce sodium thiosulfate.
Industry:Chemistry
BeO An amorphous white powder, insoluble in water; used to make beryllium salts and as a refractory. Also known as beryllia.
Industry:Chemistry
Any of the compounds formed from the elements of the halogen family that react with each other to form a series of binary compounds; for example, iodine monofluoride.
Industry:Chemistry
KAu(CN)<sub>2</sub> A white, water-soluble, crystalline powder; used in medicine and for gold plating. Also known as gold potassium cyanide; potassium cyanoaurite.
Industry:Chemistry
