Trade and Common Names of Chemicals
| Common name | Chemical name | Formula |
| Alcohol, wood | methanol, methyl alcohol | CH3OH |
| Alcohol, grain | Ethanol or ethyl alcohol | C2H5OH |
| Alcohol, rubbing | 2-propanol, propyl alcohol, isopropyl alcohol | . |
| Alcohol | Ethyl alcohol | . |
| Alka Seltzer | Sodium bicarbonate | . |
| Alum | Potassium aluminum sulfate dodecahydrate | . |
| Alumina | Aluminum oxide | Al2O3 |
| Alundum | Fused alumina | . |
| Antifreeze | Ethylene glycol | . |
| Antipersperant | Aluminum chlorohydrate | . |
| Aqua regia | 1:3 mixture of nitric and hydrochloric acids | HNO3+HCl |
| Aspirin | Acetyl salicylic acid | . |
| Baking soda | Sodium hydrogen carbonate | NaHCO3 |
| Baking powder | Sodium bicarbonate | . |
| Banana oil | Amyl acetate | . |
| Baryta | Barium oxide | . |
| Barytes | Barium sulfate | . |
| Battery acid | Sulfuric acid | . |
| Bauxite | Hydrated aluminum oxide | . |
| Benzol | Benzene | . |
| Bleach (laundry) | Sodium hypochlorite | NaClO |
| Bleaching powder | Calcium chloride hypochlorite | . |
| Blue vitrol | Copper (II) sulfate | CuSO4*5H2O |
| Bluestone | Copper II sulfate pentahydrate | CuSO3*5H2O |
| Boracic acid | Boric acid | . |
| Borax | Sodium tetraborate decahydrate | Na2B4O7*10H2O |
| Brass | Alloy of copper and zinc | . |
| Brimstone | Sulfur | S |
| Bronze | Alloy of copper and tin | . |
| Calamine | Zinc carbonate | . |
| Calcite | Calcium carbonate | . |
| Calgon | Calcium hexametaphosphate | . |
| Calomel | Mercurous chloride | . |
| Carbolic acid | Phenol | . |
| Carbon tetrachloride | Tetrachloromethane | CCl4 |
| Carborundum | Silicon carbide | . |
| Caustic soda | Sodium hydroxide | . |
| Chalk | Calcium carbonate | . |
| Chile saltpeter | Sodium nitrate | . |
| Chloroform | Trichloromethane | CHCl3 |
| Chlorox | Hypochlorus acid | . |
| Chrome yellow | Lead chromate | . |
| Cinnabar | Mercury II sulfide | HgS |
| Club soda | Carbonic acid | . |
| Copperas | Hydrated ferrous sulfate | . |
| Corrosive sublimate | Mercuric chloride | . |
| Cream of tartar | Potassium hydrogen tartrate | KHC4H4O6 |
| DDT | Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane | . |
| Dextrose | Glucose | . |
| Diamond | Carbon | C |
| Dolomite | Calcium magnesium carbonate | CaCO3*MgCO3 |
| Drano | Sodium hydroxide | . |
| Easy-off oven cleaner | Sodium hydroxide | . |
| Egg shells | Calcium carbonate | . |
| Epsom salts | Magnesium sulfate heptahydrate | MgSO4*7H2O |
| Ether | Ethyl ether | . |
| Ex-lax | Phenolphthalein | . |
| Fertilizer component | Ammonium nitrate | . |
| Flurostan | Stannous fluoride | . |
| Fool's gold | Iron Pyrites | . |
| Formalin | 40% solution of formaldehyde | . |
| Freon (refrigerant) | Dichlorodifluoromethane | CCl2F2 |
| Galena | Zinc sulfide | . |
| Galena | Lead II sulfide | PbS |
| Glauber's salt | Hydrated sodium sulfate | . |
| Glycerine | Glycerol | . |
| Grain alcohol | Ethanol or ethyl alcohol | C2H5OH |
| Graphite | Carbon | C |
| Green vitriol | Hydrated ferrous sulfate | . |
| Gypsum | Calcium sulfate dihydrate | CaSO4*2H2O |
| Heavy water | Deuterium oxide | . |
| Hypo | Sodium thiosulfate pentahydrate | Na2S2O3*5H2O |
| Ice bite | Calcium chloride | . |
| Invert sugar | Mixture of glucose and fructose | . |
| Laughing gas | Dinitrogen oxide | N2O |
| Levulose | Fructose | . |
| Lime | Calcium oxide | CaO |
| Limestone | Calcium carbonate | CaCO3 |
| Liquid paper | Titanium dioxide | . |
| Lite salt | Potassium chloride | . |
| Litharge | Lead monoxide | . |
| Lithopone | Mixture of zinc sulfide and barium sulfate | . |
| Liver of sulfur | Potassium sulfide | . |
| LOX | Liquid oxygen | . |
| Lunar caustic | Silver nitrate | . |
| Lye | Sodium hydroxide | NaOH |
| Magnesia | Magnesium oxide | . |
| Marble | Calcium carbonate | CaCO3 |
| Margarine | Partially saturated fatty acid | . |
| Marsh gas | Methane | . |
| MEK | Methyl ethyl ketone | CH3COC2H5 |
| Microcosmic salt | Hydrated sodium ammonium hydrogen phosphate | . |
| Milk sugar | Lactose | . |
| Milk of magnesia | Magnesium hydroxide | Mg(OH)2 |
| Milk of lime | Calcium hydroxide | . |
| Mohr's salt | Hydrated ferrous ammonium sulfate | . |
| Moth balls | Naphthalene | . |
| Msg | Sodium hydrogen glutamate | . |
| Muriatic acid | Hydrochloric acid | HCl |
| Nutrasweet | Aspartame | . |
| Oil of bitter almonds | Benzaldehyde | . |
| Oil of vitriol | Sulfuric acid (conc.) | H2SO4 |
| Oil of mirbane | Nitrobenzene | . |
| Oil of vitriol | Concentrated sulfuric acid | . |
| Oil of winter green | Methyl salicylate | . |
| Oleum | Fuming sulfuric acid | . |
| Paris green | Double salt of copper acetate and copper arsenite | . |
| Perier | Carbonic acid | . |
| Pewter | Alloy of tin, antimony, copper, and lead | . |
| Phosgene | Carbonyl chloride | . |
| Photographic hypo | Sodium thiosoulfate | . |
| Picric acid | Trinitrophenol | . |
| Plaster | Calcium hydroxide | . |
| Plaster of Paris | Calcium sulfate hemihydrate | CaSO4*(1/2)H2O |
| Potash | Potassium carbonate | K2CO3 |
| Prussian blue | Ferric ferrocyanide | . |
| Pyrite (fool's gold) | Iron disulfide | FeS2 |
| Quartz | Silicon dioxide | SiO2 |
| Quicklime | Calcium oxide | . |
| Quicksilver | Mercury | Hg |
| Rochelle salt | Potassium sodium tartrate | . |
| Rolaids | Dihydroxyaluminum sodium carbonate | . |
| Rouge | Ferric oxide | . |
| Rubbing alcohol | 2-propanol, propyl alcohol, isopropyl alcohol | . |
| Sal ammoniac | Ammonium chloride | NH4Cl |
| Sal soda | Hydrated sodium carbonate | . |
| Sal ammoniac | Ammonium chloride | . |
| Salt, table | Sodium chloride | NaCl |
| Salt, lite | Potassium chloride | . |
| Saltpeter | Potassium nitrate | KNO3 |
| Sand | Silicon dioxide | SiO2 |
| Sani-flush | Sodium bisulfate | . |
| Saran wrap | Poly-1,1-dichloroethylene | . |
| Silica | Silicon dioxide | . |
| Slaked lime | Calcium hydroxide | Ca(OH)2 |
| Smelling salts | Ammonium carbonate | . |
| Soda ash (washing soda) | Sodium carbonate | . |
| Solder | Alloy of tin and antimony | . |
| Sugar | Sucrose | . |
| Sugar, table | Sucrose | C12H22O11 |
| Sugar of lead | Hydrated lead acetate | . |
| Sun-tan lotion | Para-aminobenzoic acid | . |
| Teflon | A polymer of tetrafluoroethylene | . |
| TNT | Trinitrotoluene | . |
| Toluol | Toluene | . |
| TSP | (Tri) Sodium Phosphate | Na3PO4 |
| Tums | Calcium carbonate | . |
| Turnbull's blue | Ferrous ferricyanide | . |
| Tylenol | Acetominophen | . |
| Vinegar | Acetic acid, ethanoic acid | . |
| Vitamin C | Ascorbic acid | . |
| Washing soda | Sodium carbonate decahydrate | NaCO3*10H2O |
| Washing soda | Hydrated sodium carbonate | . |
| Water softener | Barium hydroxide | . |
| White lead | Basic lead carbonate | . |
| Windex | Ammonia | . |
| Wood alcohol | Methyl alcohol, methanol | CH3OH |
| Zinc blend | Zinc sulfide | . |
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