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Organic chemistry

methylmercury nitrile

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

CH 3 HgCN A crystalline solid with a melting point of 95_C; soluble in water; used as a fungicide to treat seeds of cereals, flax, and cotton. Also known as methylmercury cyanide.

phenol

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

1. C 6 H 5 OH White, poisonous, corrosive crystals with sharp, burning taste; melts at 43_C, boils at 182_C; soluble in alcohol, water, ether, carbon disulfide, and other solvents; used to make ...

rethrolone

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

A generic name for the five-member ring portion of a pyrethrin.

tetranitromethane

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

C(NO 2 ) 4 A powerful oxidant; toxic, colorless liquid with a pungent aroma, insoluble in water, soluble in alcohol and ether, boils at 126_C; used in rocket fuels and as an analytical reagent.

ammonium soap

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

A product from reaction of a fatty acid with ammonium hydroxide; used in toiletry preparations such as soaps and in emulsions.

brucine

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

C 23 H 26 N 2 O 4 A poisonous alkaloid from the seeds of plant species such as Nux vomica; used in alcohol as a denaturant.

2,4,6-collidine

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

(CH 3 ) 3 C 5 H 2 N A liquid boiling at 170.4_C; slightly soluble in water, soluble in alcohol; used as a chemical intermediate.

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