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Inorganic chemicals

A broad class of substances encompassing all those that do not include carbon and its derivatives as their principal elements, yet not excluding carbides, carbonates, cyanides, cyanates, and carbon disulfide.

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Titanium dioxide

Inorganic chemicals; Inorganic pigments

Titanium dioxide, also known as titanium(IV) oxide or titania, is the naturally occurring oxide of titanium, chemical formula TiO2. When used as a pigment, it is called titanium ...

Titanium yellow

Inorganic chemicals; Inorganic pigments

Titanium yellow, also nickel antimony titanium yellow, nickel antimony titanium yellow rutile, CI Pigment Yellow 53, or C.I. 77788, is a yellow pigment with the chemical ...

Ultramarine

Inorganic chemicals; Inorganic pigments

Ultramarine is a blue pigment consisting primarily of a double silicate of aluminium and sodium with some sulfides or sulfates, and occurring in nature as a proximate component of ...

Venetian Ceruse

Inorganic chemicals; Inorganic pigments

Venetian Ceruse, also known as Spirits of Saturn, was a 16th century cosmetic used as a skin whitener. It was in great demand and considered the best available at that time. The ...

vermilion

Inorganic chemicals; Inorganic pigments

Vermilion is an opaque orangish red pigment, similar to scarlet. As a naturally occurring mineral pigment, it is known as cinnabar, and was in use around the world before the ...

viridian

Inorganic chemicals; Inorganic pigments

Viridian is a blue-green pigment, a hydrated chromium(III) oxide, of medium saturation and relatively dark in value. It is composed more of green than blue. Specifically, it is a ...

white lead

Inorganic chemicals; Inorganic pigments

White lead is the chemical compound (PbCO3)2·Pb(OH)2. It was formerly used as an ingredient for lead paint and a cosmetic called Venetian Ceruse, because its opaque quality made ...