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lithium iodide
Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry
LiI; LiI_3H 2 O White, water- and alcohol-soluble crystals; LiI melts at 446_C; LiI_3H 2 O loses water at 72_C; used in medicine, photography, and mineral waters.
selenium bromide
Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry
Any of three compounds of selenium and bromine: Se 2 Br 2 , a red liquid that melts at _46_C, also known as selenium monobromide; SeBr 2 , a brown liquid, also known as selenium dibromide; and SeBr 4 ...
vanadium sulfide
Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry
V 2 S 5 A toxic, black-green powder; insoluble in water, soluble in alkalies and acids; decomposes when heated; used to make vanadium compounds. Also known as vanadic sulfide; vanadium pentasulfide.
calcium hypochlorite
Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry
Ca(OCl) 2 _4H 2 O A white powder, used as a bleaching agent and disinfectant for swimming pools.
lithium molybdate
Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry
Li 2 MoO 4 Water-soluble white crystals melting at 705_C; used as a catalytic cracking (petroleum) catalyst and as a mill additive for steel.
selenium dioxide
Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry
SeO 2 Water- and alcohol-soluble, white to reddish, lustrous crystals; melts at 340_C; used in medicine, and as an oxidizing agent and catalyst. Also known as selenous acid anhydride; selenous ...
vanadium tetrachloride
Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry
VCl 4 A toxic, red liquid; soluble in ether and absolute alcohol; boils at 154_C; used in medicine and to manufacture vanadium and organovanadium compounds.