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SYNONYMS OF CHEMICALS


The following table presents synonyms for many common compounds. It was prepared by Dr. Oliver Seely, Department of Chemistry, California State University at Dominguez Hills. This table is in the public domain and may be copied without limit. Dr. Seely encourages the user to download it for private use and public distribution in any form including that of making it available on other Web servers.

NameSynonym
AcanthiteSilver sulfide
Acetylacetonate2,4-pentanedione derivative
AlabanditeManganese(II) sulfide
AlamositeLead metasilicate
AlbiteSodium aluminosilicate
AltaiteLead telluride
Alum, ammoniumAmmonium aluminum sulfate
Alum, cesiuunCesium aluminum sulfate
Alum, ammonium chromeAmmonium chromium sulfate
Alum, ammonium galliumAmmonium gallium sulfate
Alum, ammonium vanadiumAmmonium vanadium sulfate
Alum, iron ammoniumAmmonium iron sulfate
Alum, iron potassiumPotassium iron sulfate
Alum, manganese potassiumPotassium manganese sulfate
Alum, potassiumPotassium aluminum sulfate
Alum, potassium chromePotassium chromium sulfate
Alum, rubidiumRubidium aluminum sulfate
Alum sodiumSodium aluminum sulfate
Alum, thalliumAluminum thallium sulfate
AluminaAluminum oxide
AlunogeniteAluminum sulfate
Amidosulfonic acidSulfamic acid
Amidosulfuric acidSulfamic acid
Aminosulfonic acidSulfamic acid
AnataseTitanium oxide, di-
AnglesiteLead sulfate
AnhydriteCalcium sulfate
Anhydrite, solubleCalcium sulfate
AnorthiteCalcium aluminosilicate
Antimony hydrideHydrogen antimonide
Antimony thioglycolamideAntimony alpha mercaptoacetamide
Aquopentamminecobalt (III) chloridelook under Cobalt complexes
AragoniteCalcium carbonate
ArcanitePotassium sulfate
Argentic, argentouslook under Silver
ArgentiteSilver sulfide
Arsenic hydrideHydrogen arsenide
Arsenic redArsenic sulfide, di-
ArsenoferriteIron arsonide, di-
ArsenoliteArsenic oxide, tri-
ArsineHydrogen arsenide
ArtiniteMagnesium carbonate, basic
AschariteMagnesium pyroborate
AtacamiteCopper(II) oxychloride
AuricyanideCyanoaurate (III)
Auric saltslook under Gold
Auroauriclook under Gold
AurocyanideCyanoaurate (I)
Aurous saltslook under Gold
AvogadritePotassium fluoborate
AzoimideHydrazoic acid
AzuriteCopper (II) carbonate, basic
BaddeleyiteZirconium oxide, di-
Baking sodaSodium hydrogen carbonate
BariteBarium sulfate
BarytaBarium oxide
BarytesBarium sulfate
BayeriteAluminum oxide
BenzylateBenzyloxide
Berlin greenIron(III) ferricyanide
BertranditeBeryllium orthosilicate
BerylBeryllium aluminum silicate
BicarbonateCarbonate, hydrogen
BieberiteCobalt(II) sulfate
BinoxalateOxalate, hydrogen
BischofiteMagnesium chloride
BismiteBismuth oxide, tri-
Bismuth oxynitrateBismuth nitrate, basic
Bismuth subnitrateBismuth nitrate, basic
Bismuthic acid, metaBismuth oxide, pent-
BismuthineHydroxide bismuthide
BismuthiniteBismuth sulfide, tri-
BismuthylBismuth oxy-
Bisulfate, -iteSulfate, -ite, hydrogen
BisulfideDisulfide
Bleaching powder, chlorinated limeCalcium chloride hypochlorite
BloediteSodium magnesium sulfate
Blue verdigrisCopper acetate, basic
Blue vitriolCopper(II) sulfate
BobierriteMagnesium orthophosphate
BoehmiteAluminum hydroxide
Boracic acidBoric acid
BoraxSodium tetraborate
Boric anhydrideBoron oxide
BorobutaneBoron hydride
BoroethaneBoron hydride
Borofluoric acidFluoboric acid
BorofluorideFluoborate
BoussingaultiteAmmonium magnesium sulfate
BreithauptiteNickel antimonide
BromelliteBeryllium oxide
BromoazideBromine azide
BromyriteSilver bromide
BrookiteTitanium oxide, di-
BruciteMagnesium hydroxide
Brunswick greenCopper oxychloride
BrushiteCalcium orthophosphate
BunseniteNickel oxide, mon-
Butter of antimonyAntimony chloride, tri-
ButylateButoxide
CalciteCalcium carbonate
CalomelMercury(I) chloride
Carbon oxybromideCarbonyl bromide
Carbon oxychlorideCarbonyl chloride
Carbon oxysulfideCarbonyl sulfide
CarnallitePotassium magnesium chloride
Caro's acidSulfuric acid, peroxymono-
Cassel yellowLead oxychloride
CassiopeumLutetium
CassiteriteTin oxide, mon-
CelestiteStrontium sulfate
CerargyriteSilver chloride
CerussiteLead carbonate
CervantiteAntimony oxide, tetra-
ChalcanthiteCopper(II) sulfate
ChalcociteCopper(I) sulfide
Chamber crystalsNitrosylsulfuric acid
ChessyliteCopper(II) carbonate, basic
Chloride of Millon's baseMercury(I) chloride aquobasic ammonobasic
Chlorinated limeCalcium chloride hypochlorite
cis-Chloroaquotetrammine cobalt (III) chloridelook under Cobalt complexes
Chlor(o)azideChlorine azide
ChlorocalcitePotassium calcium chloride
ChloromanganokalitePotassium manganese(II) chloride
Chloropentamminechromium(III) chloridelook under Chromium complexes
Chloropentamminecobalt(III) chloridelook under Cobalt complexes
Chrome redLead chromate, basic
Chrome yellowLead chromate
Chromic anhydrideChromium oxide, tri-
ChromylChromium, oxy-
ChrysoberylBeryllium aluminate
CinnabarMercury(II) sulfide (alpha)
ClaudetiteArsenic oxide, tri-
ClausthaliteLead selenide
ClinoenstatiteMagnesium silicate
Cobalticyanic acidCyanocobaltic (III) acid
CobalticyanideCyanocobaltate (III)
CobaltinitriteNitrocobaltate (III)
CobaltiteCobalt arsenic sulfide
Columbic acidNiobium oxide, pent-
ColumbiumNiobium
Common saltSodium chloride
CoquimbiteIron(III) sulfate
Corrosive sublimateMercury chloride
CorundumAluminum oxide, alpha
CotunniteLead chloride
CovelliteCopper(II) sulfide
Cream of tartar, solublePotassiurn borotartrate
CristobaliteSilicon oxide, di-
CrocoiteLead chromate
CryoliteSodium fluoaluminate
CryolithioniteLithium sodium fluoaluminate
CryptohaliteAmmonium fluosilicate
Crystal carbonateSodium carbonate
CrythrosideriteIron(III) chloride
Cuprammoniumlook under Copper complexes
Cupriclook under Copper
CupriteCopper(I) oxide
Cuprouslook under Copper
Cyanoauric acidGold(II) cyanide
Cyanoferrates (II)Ferrocyanides
Cyanoferrates (III)Ferricyanides
Cyanoferric (II) acidFerrocyanic acid
Cyanoferric (III) acidFerricyanic acid
DecaboraneBoron hydride
DecaborateAmmonium pentaborate
Deuterioammonia, triND3
Diamminecopper(II) acetatelook under Copper complexes
Diamminepalladiumlook under Palladium complexes
Diaquotetramminenickel(II) nitratelook under nickel complexes
DiasporeAluminum hydroxide
DiboraneBoron hydride
Dichlorodiamminepalladiumlook under Palladium complexes
DigallaneGallium hydride
DigermaneGermanium hydride
DihydropentaboraneBorane hydride
DihydrotetraboraneBoron hydride
DiopsideCalcium magnesium silicate
DisilaneSilicon hydride
DisilicoethaneSilicon hydride
DisiloxaneSilicyl oxide
DithioniteHydrosulfite
DolomiteCalcium magnesium carbonate
DomeykiteCopper triarsenide
Double nickel saltAmmonium nickel sulfate
DysprosiaDyprosium oxide
Epsom saltMagnesium sulfate
ErbiaErbium oxide
ErythriteCobalt(II) orthoarsenate
ErythrosideritePotassium iron chloride
EthylateEthoxide
EthylxanthateXanthate
EthykanthogenateCopper Xanthate
EuclaseBeryllium aluminum silicate
EuropiaEuropium oxide
Ferric saltslook under Iron
Ferrosoferriclook under Iron
Ferrous saltslook under Iron
Fischer's saltPotassium nitrocobaltate (III)
FluelliteAluminum fluoride
Fluorine oxideOxygen fluoride
FluoriteCalcium fluoride
Fluorophosphate, etcFluophosphate, etc.
Fusible white precipitateMercury(II) chloride diammine
GadoliniaGadolinium oxide
GahniteZinc aluminate
GalenaLead sulfide
GalloethaneGallium hydride
GermaneGermanium hydride, tetra-
Germanium bromoformGermane, tribromo
Germanium chloroformGermane, trichloro-
GibbsiteAluminum oxide
Glauber's saltSodium sulfate
GlucinumBeryllium
GoethiteIron hydroxide
Gold sodium thiosulfateSodium thiosulfateoaurate (I)
GoslariteZinc sulfate
GreenockiteCadmium sulfate
GuanajuatiteBismuth selenide, tri-
GuaniteAmmonium magnesium phosphate
GypsumCalcium sulfate
HafniaHafnium oxide
HaliteSodium chloride
HambergiteBeryllium orthoborate, basic
HaueriteManganese(IV) sulfide
HausmanniteManganese(II),(III) oxide
HeazlewooditeNickel sulfide, sub-
Heavy hydrogenDeuterium
Heavy waterDeuterium oxide
HematiteIron(III) oxide
HemimorphiteZinc silicate
HessiteSilver telluride
Hexaantipyrineyttrium perchloratelook under Yttrium complexes
Hexaantipyrineyttrium iodidelook under Yttrium complexes
HexaboraneBoron hydride
HexabromodisilaneSilicon (di-) bromide, hexa (di-)
HexabromoethaneCarbon (di-) bromide, hexa
HexachlorodisilaneSilicon (di-) chloride, hexa-
HexachloroethaneCarbon (di-) chloride, hexa-
HexaiododisilaneSilicon (di-) iodide, hexa-
Hexamminechromium(III) chloridelook under Chromium complexes
Hexamminecobalt(III) chloridelook under Cobalt complexes
Hexamminecobalt(III)look under Cobalt complexes
Hexaureachromium(III) fluosilicatelook under Chromium complexes
Hexaureachromium(III) perrhenatelook under Chromium complexes
HieratitePotassium Fluosilicate
HoernesiteMagnesium orthoarsenate
Hopeite, alphaZinc orthophosphate
Hopeite, betaZinc orthophosphate
HyacinthZinc orthosilicate
HydrargilliteAluminum oxide
Hydrazonium saltslook under Hydrazine
Hydriodic acidHydrogen iodide
Hydrobromic acidHydrogen bromide
HydrocerussiteLead carbonate, basic
Hydrochloric acidHydrogen chloride
Hydrocyanic acidHydrogen cyanide
HydrocyaniteCopper sulfate (ic)
Hydrofluosilicic acidFluosilicic acid
HydromagnesiteMagnesium carbonate, basic
HydroxideOxide (for aluminum, iron, etc.)
Hydroxoplatinic acidPlatinum(IV) oxide, di-
Hydroxylammonium saltslook under Hydroxylamine
HyposulfiteThiosulfate, hydrosulfite
Infusible white precipitateMercury(II) chloride, ammonobasic
Iodide of Millon's baseMercury(II) iodide, aquobasic ammono- basic
Iodine hydroxideIodous acid, hypo
Iod(o)azideIodine azide
IodyriteSilver iodide
KainitePotassium magnesium chloride sulfate
KalinitePotassium aluminum sulfate
KaluszitePotassium calcium sulfate
KieseriteMagnesium sulfate
KöttigiteZinc orthoarsenate
KrausitePotassium iron(III) sulfate
KrugitePotassium calcium magnesium sulfate
LanarkiteLead sulfate, basic
LangbeinitePotassium magnesium sulfate
LansforditeMagnesium carbonate
LanthanaLanthanum oxide
LaurioniteLead oxychloride
LauriteRuthenium sulfide
LautariteCalcium iodate
LawrenciteIron(II) chloride
LechatelieriteSilicon oxide, di-
LeonitePotassium magnesium sulfate
LimeCalcium oxide
LithargeLead oxide, mon-
MagnesiaMagnesium oxide
MagnesiteMagnesium carbonate
MagnetiteIron oxide, ferrosoferric
MalachiteCopper(II) carbonate, basic
ManganiteManganese(IV) hydroxide
ManganolangbeinitePotassium manganese(IV) sulfate
ManganositeManganese(II) oxide, mon-
MarcasiteIron sulfide, di-
MarshiteCopper(I) iodide
MascagniteAmmonium sulfate
MassicotLead oxide, mono-
MatlockiteLead oxychloride
MelanteriteIron(II) sulfate
MendipiteLead oxychloride
MercallitePotassium sulfate, hydrogen
Mercuric bromide, ammonobasic, and similar compoundslook under Mercury-nitrogen compounds
MerwiniteCalcium magnesium orthosilicate
MetabisulfitePyrosulfite
MetacinnabariteMeruury(II) sulfide, beta-
MethylateMethoxide
MicroclinePotassium aluminosilicate
Microcosmic saltSodium ammonium salt
MilleriteNickel sulfide, mono-
MiniumLead oxide, red
MirabiliteSodium sulfate
MisenitePotassium sulfate, hydrogen
MolybdeniteMolybdenum sulfide, di-
Molybdenum blueMolybdenum oxide
Molybdic anhydrideMolybdenum oxide, tri-
MolybditeMolybdenum oxide, tri-
MolysiteIron(III) chloride
MontaniteBismuth tellurate
MontroyditeMercury(II) oxide
MorenositeNickel sulfate
Mosaic goldTin(IV) sulfide
MulliteAluminum silicate
MuscovitePotassium aluminosilicate
NantokiteCopper(I) chloride
NeodymiaNeodymium oxide
NesquehoniteMagnesium carbonate
Neutral verdigrisCopper(II) acetate
NewberyiteMagnesium orthphosphate
NiccoliteNickel arsenide
Niobic acidNiobium oxide, pent-
NitonRadon
Nitratoauric acidGold(III) nitrate, hydrogen
Nitric anhydrideNitrogen oxide, pent-
NitrilotrissilaneSilicylamine, tri-
NitrobariteBarium nitrate
Nitrogen sulfideSulfur nitride
NitrosoferricyanideNitroprusside
Nitrous anhydrideNitrogen (di-) oxide, tri-
NitroxylNitryl
OctahedriteTitanium oxide, di-
OldhamiteCalcium sulfide
OpalSilicon oxide, di-
OrpimentArsenic sulfide, tri-
Ortho clasePotassium aluminum silicate
ParahopeiteZinc orthophosphate
ParalaurioniteLead oxychloride
ParamelaconiteCopper(II) oxide
Paris greenCopper(II) acetate metarsenite
Peligot's saltPotassium chlorochromate
PentaboraneBoron hydride
PericlaseMagnesium oxide
Permonosulfuric acidSulfuric acid, peroxymono-
PerovskiteCalcium metatitanate
Per(di)sulfuric acidSulfuric acid, peroxydi
PhenaciteBeryllium orthosilicate
PhenatePhenoxide
PhenolatePhenoxide
PhosgeneCarbonyl chloride
PhosphineHydrogen phosphide
Phosphoric anhydridePhosphorus oxide pent-
Phosphorus sulfobromide, or thiobromide, etc.Thiophosphoryl bromide, etc.
Phosphoryl (tri)amidePhosphoramide
Phosphoryl bromide, etc.Phosphorus oxybromide, etc.
PicromeritePotassium magnesium sulfate
PinnoiteMagnesium metaborate
Plaster of ParisCalcium sulfate
PlatinichlorideChloroplatinate
Platinic hydroxidePlatinum(IV) oxide
PlatinochlorideChloroplatinite
PlatinocyanideCyanoplatinite
PlatinonitriteNitroplatinite
PlattneriteLead(IV) oxide
Plumbiclook under Lead
Plumbouslook under Lead
PolydymiteNickel(I,II) sulfide
PolyhalitePotassium calcium magnesium sulfate
PotassamidePotassium amide
Potassium diboranidePotassium diborane
Potassium fluocolumbate, pentaPotassium fluoniobate, penta
Potassium oxyfluocolumbatePotassium oxyfluoniobate
Potassium pentaboranidePotassium penta borane
PraseodymiaPraseodymium oxide, sesqui-
PropylatePropoxide
ProustiteSilver thioarsenite
Prussiate of soda, yellowSodium ferrocyanide
PseudocotunnitePotassium lead chloride
PseudowollastoniteCalcium metasilicate (alpha)
PyrargyriteSilver thioantimonite
PyriteIron sulfide (di-)
PyroborateTetraborate
PyrochroiteManganese(II) hydroxide
QuartzSilicon oxide, di-
Racematedl-Tartrate
Radium emanationRadon
RaspiteLead tungstate
RealgarArsenic sulfide di-
ReddingiteManganese orthophosphate
Rhodanate, rhodanideThiocyanate
RhodochrositeManganese(II) carbonate
RhodoniteManganese(II) metasilicate
RinneitePotassium iron chloride
Rochelle saltPotassium sodium tartrate
RoessleriteMagnesium orthoarsenate
RutileTitanium oxide, di-
Sal ammoniacAmmonium chloride
SaltpeterPotassium nitrate
SamariaSamarium oxide
ScacchiteManganese chloride, di-
ScandiaScandium oxide
Scheele's greenCopper(II) orthoarsenite
ScheeiiteCalcium tungstate
Schlippe's saltSodium thioantimonate
SchonitePotassium magnesium sulfate
ScoroditeIron orthoarsenate
Seignette saltPotassium sodium tartrate
SellaiteMagnesium fluoride
SenarmontiteAntlmony oxide, tri-
SideriteIron(II) carbonate
SiderotilIron sulfide
SilanesSilicon hydrides
SilicaSilicon oxide
SilicobromoformSilane, tribromo-
SilicochloroformSilane, trichloro-
SilicofluorideFluosilicate
SilicofluoroformSilane, trifluoro-
SilicoiodoformSilane, triiodo-
Single nickel saltNickel sulfate
SmithsoniteZinc carbonate
SodamideSodium amide
Soda niterSodium nitrate
Sodium heptanoateSodium enanthate
Sodium hyposulfiteSodium thiosulfate, sodium hydrosulfite
SperrylitePlatinum arsenide
SphaleriteZinc sulfide (beta)
SpherocobaltiteCobalt(II) carbonate
SpinelMagnesium aluminate
StannaneTin hydride
StercoriteSodium ammonium phosphate
StibineHydrogen antimonide
StibniteAntimony sulfide, tri-
StolziteLead tungstate
StruviteAmmonium magnesium phosphate
SulfocarbolatePhenolsulfonate
SulfochlorideChlorine sulfide
Sulfocyanate, sulfocyanideThiocyanate
Sulfur oxychloridesSulfuryl chloride, sulfuryl, pyrochloride, thionyl chloride
Sulfuryl amideSulfamide
SylvitePotassium chloride
SyngenitePotassium calcium sulfate
SzmikiteManganese(II) sulfate
Tantalic acidTantalum oxide, pent-
Tantalum hydroxideTantalum oxide, pent-
TarapacaitePotassium chromate
Tartar emeticPotassium antimony tartrate
TenoriteCopper(II) oxide
TephroiteManganese(II) orthosilicate
TerbiaTerbium oxide
TetrabromoethyleneCarbon (di-) bromo, tetra-
TetrabromomethaneCarbon bromide, tetra-
TetrabromosilaneSilicon bromide, tetra-
Tetrachlorodiammineplatinum(IV), cis-look under Platinum complexes
Tetrachlorodiammineplatinum(IV), translook under Platinum complexes
TetrachloroethyleneCarbon (di-) chloride, tetra-
TetrachloromethaneCarbon chloride, tetra-
TetrachlorosilaneSilicon chloride, tetra-
TetradymiteBismuth telluride, tri-
TetrafluoromethaneCarbon fluoride, tetra-
TetrafluorosilaneSilicon fluoride, tetra-
TetraiodomethaneCarbon iodide, tetra-
TetraiodosilaneSilicon iodide, tetra-
Tetramminecopper(II) sulfatelook under Copper complexes
Tetramminepalladium(II) chloridelook under Palladium complexes
Tetrammineplatinum(II) chloridelook under Platinum complexes
Tetrammine platinum(II) chloroplatinitelook under Platinum complexes
Tetramminezinc perrhenatelook under Zinc complexes
Tetrapyridinecopper(II) fluosilicatelook under Copper complexes
Tetrapyridinecopper perrhenatelook under Copper complexes
Tetrapyridinenickel(II) fluosilicatelook under Nickel complexes
Tetrapyridinezinc fluosilicatelook under Zinc complexes
TetrasilaneSilicon hydride
TetrasilicobutaneSilicon hydride
Thenard's blueCobalt aluminate
ThenarditeSodium sulfate
ThermonatriteSodium carbonate
ThiophosgeneThiocarbonyl chloride
ThoriaThorium oxide, di-
ThoriteThorium orthosilicate
ThuliaThulium oxide
TiemanniteMercury selenide (ic)
Titanic acidsTitanium oxide, di-
TridymiteSilicon oxide, di-
TrigermaneGermanium hydride
TrisilaneSilicon hydride
TrisilicopropaneSilicon hydride
TroiliteIron(II) sulfide
Uranium nitrateUranyl nitrate
Uranyl hydroxideUranic acid, meta-
Uranyl oxideUranium oxide, tri-
ValentiniteAntimony oxide, tri-
Vanadyl bromide, etcVanadium oxybromide, etc.
VerdigrisCopper acetate
VermilionMercury(II) sulfide
VilliaumiteSodium fluoride
Vitriol blueCopper(II) sulfate
VivianiteIron orthophosphate
Washing sodaSodium carbonate
Water glassSodium silicate
White arsenicArsenic oxide, tri-
White leadLead carbonate, basic
White micaPotassium aluminosilicate
WillemiteZinc orthosilicate
WitheriteBarium carbonate
WolframTungsten
WollastoniteCalcium metasilicate (beta)
WulfeniteLead molybdate
WurtziteZinc sulfide (alpha)
XanthogenateXanthate
YtterbiaYtterbium oxide
YttriaYttrium oxide
ZaratiteNickel carbonate, basic
ZinciteZinc oxide
ZinkositeZinc sulfate
ZirconZirconium orthosilicate
ZirconiaZirconium oxide, di-
Zirconic acid, meta-Zirconium oxide, di-
Zirconium hydroxideZirconium oxide, di-

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