Chemical Compounds with Unusual Names
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Key Takeaway
Thispost lists some of the chemical names/nicknames/unusual names of chemical compounds.
Chemical Compounds with Unusual Names
Thispost lists some of the chemical names/nicknames/unusual names of chemical compounds. Some of these names likeLaughing Gas(Nitrous oxide) are often asked in competitive exams such as PSC, UPSC, IBPS, Railways etc.
Chemical Compounds with Unusual Names(26)
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Artificial Silk | Rayon |
| Baryta Water | Barium Hydroxide |
| Black Twins | Iron & Coal |
| Calomel | Mercurous Chloride |
| Chemical Sun | Magnesium |
| Flower of Zinc / Chinese White / Philosopher's Wool | Zinc Oxide |
| Flowing Gold | Petroleum |
| Hydrolith | Calcium Hydride |
| King of Poison | Arsenic |
| Jack of all Trades | Manganese |
| Laughing Gas | Nitrous oxide |
| Little Silver | Platinum |
| Marsh Gas | Methane |
| Mother of Pearl | Nacre |
| Mosaic Gold | Stannous Sulphide or Tin(IV) Sulfide |
| Oil of Vitriol | Sulphuric acid |
| Quick Silver | Mercury |
| Pearl Ash | Potassium Carbonate |
| Royal Liquid | Aqua regia |
| Rainbow Metal | Iridium |
| Red Led | Triplumbic tetroxide |
| Rock Cotton | Asbestos |
| Slaked Lime | Calcium Hydroxide |
| Tear Gas | Choloropicrin |
| Water Glass | Sodium silicate |
| Yellow Cake | Uranium oxide |
Artificial Silk
Rayon
Baryta Water
Barium Hydroxide
Black Twins
Iron & Coal
Calomel
Mercurous Chloride
Chemical Sun
Magnesium
Flower of Zinc / Chinese White / Philosopher's Wool
Zinc Oxide
Flowing Gold
Petroleum
Hydrolith
Calcium Hydride
King of Poison
Arsenic
Jack of all Trades
Manganese
Laughing Gas
Nitrous oxide
Little Silver
Platinum
Marsh Gas
Methane
Mother of Pearl
Nacre
Mosaic Gold
Stannous Sulphide or Tin(IV) Sulfide
Oil of Vitriol
Sulphuric acid
Quick Silver
Mercury
Pearl Ash
Potassium Carbonate
Royal Liquid
Aqua regia
Rainbow Metal
Iridium
Red Led
Triplumbic tetroxide
Rock Cotton
Asbestos
Slaked Lime
Calcium Hydroxide
Tear Gas
Choloropicrin
Water Glass
Sodium silicate
Yellow Cake
Uranium oxide
📝SideNotes
Queen of Poison– Aconitine(toxic chemical extracted from plantMonkshood).