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n-octane
Chemistry; Organic chemistry
C 8 H 18 Colorless liquid boiling at 126_C; soluble in alcohol, acetone, and ether, insoluble in water; used as a solvent and chemical intermediate.
polyvinyl methyl ether
Chemistry; Organic chemistry
(_CH 2 CHOCH 3 _)x A colorless, tacky liquid, soluble in organic solvents, except aliphatic hydrocarbons, and in water below 32_C; used for pressure-sensitive adhesives, as a heat sensitizer for ...
styrene oxide
Chemistry; Organic chemistry
C 8 H 8 O A moderately toxic, combustible, colorless or strawcolored liquid miscible in acetone, ether, and benzene, and melts at 195_C; used as a chemical intermediate.
alkali alcoholate
Chemistry; Organic chemistry
A compound formed from an alcohol and an alkali metal base; the alkali metal replaces the hydrogen in the hydroxyl group.
benzthiazuron
Chemistry; Organic chemistry
C 9 H 9 N 3 SO A white powder that decomposes at 287_C; slightly soluble in water; used as a preemergent herbicide for sugarbeets and fodder beet crops.
