Organic chemistry

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abietic acid

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

C 20 H 30 O 2 A tricyclic, crystalline acid obtained from rosin; used in making esters for plasticizers.

mercuric lactate

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

Hg(C 3 H 5 O 3 ) 2 A poisonous white powder that decomposes when heated; soluble in water; used in medicine.

octafluorocyclobutane

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

C 4 F 8 A colorless gas or liquid with a boiling point of _4_C and a freezing point of _41.4_C; soluble in ether; used as a dielectric, refrigerant, and aerosol propellant.

polyvinyl formate resin

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

(CH 2 _CHOOCH)x Clear-colored resin that is hard and solvent-resistant; used to make clear, hard plastics.

strychnine

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

C 21 H 22 O 2 N 2 An alkaloid obtained primarily from the plant nux vomica, formerly used for therapeutic stimulation of the central nervous system.

C 2 H 4 A colorless, flammable gas, boiling at _102.7_C; used as an agricultural chemical, in medicine, and for the manufacture of organic chemicals and polyethylene. Also known as ethene; olefiant ...