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oxidane
WATER
18 g/mol
H2O
oxane
0
0
0
From a drop of water a logician could infer the possibility of an Atlantic or a Niagara without having seen or heard of one or the other. -- Arthur Conan Doyle
hydrogen nitride
AMMONIA
17 g/mol
NH3
azane
3
1
0
Spirit of Hartshorn.--This volatile liquor often affords immediate relief in cases of lowness of spirits, fainting, and hysteric fits. It may be rubbed over the temples, and applied to the nostrils.
natural gas (80%)
METHANE
16 g/mol
CH4
alkane
marsh gas
1
4
0
The United Nations has declared the methane from cow emissions the greatest threat to the climate, forests, and wildlife.
FORMIC ACID
46 g/mol
HCOOH
acid
methanoic acid
3
2
1
pismire (n.) an archaic or dialect word for an ant. (literally: urinating ant, from the odour of formic acid characteristic of an ant hill)
ethyl hydride
ETHANE
30 g/mol
C2H6
alkane
natural gas (5%)
1
4
0
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ethanal
ACETALDEHYDE
44 g/mol
C2H4O
aldehyde
ethyl aldehyde
2
4
2
Description: Distinctive, straw-like, somewhat acrid character; sherry-like. Prevention: Minimize exposure of finished wines to air.
HYDROGEN PEROXIDE
34 g/mol
H2O2
3
0
2
OX
Bleach, disinfectant, rocket propellant
diazane
HYDRAZINE
32 g/mol
N2H4
diamine
4
4
3
Hydrazine was first used as a rocket fuel during World War II for the the first rocket-powered fighter plane under the code name B-Stoff.
methyl alcohol
METHANOL
32 g/mol
CH3OH
alcohol
wood alcohol
1
3
0
Beware of bad moonshine: two shots blind you, three shots kill you.
spiritus sylvestre
CARBON DIOXIDE
44 g/mol
CO2
air (1%)
2
0
0
As a scientist, my attention became totally focused on global warming some 15 years ago by the elegant and powerful measurements of carbon dioxide trapped in ice cores taken as much as 2 miles deep from the great East Antarctica ice sheet. -- John Olver
ethyl alcohol
ETHANOL
46 g/mol
C2H5OH
alcohol
grain alcohol
2
3
0
Shaken, not stirred.
ACETIC ACID
60 g/mol
CH3COOH
acid
vinegar (10%)
3
2
1
The best wine doth make the sharpest vinegar. -- John Lyly
OXYGEN
32 g/mol
O2
gas
air (21%)
0
0
0
OX
Among the notable things about fire is that it also requires oxygen to burn - exactly like its enemy, life. Thereby are life and flames so often compared. -- Otto Weininger
NITROGEN
28 g/mol
N2
air (80%)
0
0
0
All we are is a lot of talking nitrogen. -- Arthur Miller
formalin
FORMALDEHYDE
30 g/mol
CH2O
aldehyde
methanal
3
4
0
Formaldehyde mixed with blood causes the grey discoloration known as 'embalmer's grey'.
ETHYLENE
28 g/mol
C2H4
alkene
3
4
2
Ethylene...why can't you be true?
ETHYLENE GLYCOL
62 g/mol
C2H6O2
alcohol
2
1
1
It was the mechanic, in the garage, with the antifreeze.
ACETONE
58 g/mol
(CH3)2CO
ketone
1
3
0
In a pinch, diabetic urine could be used to remove nail polish.