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Saturday, October 21, 2006

Chemical names

Arsole
It's a benzene ring.
Megaphone
A ketone.

Curious Chloride
Curium and chlorine, of course.
Fukalite
A mineral named for the Fuka mine in Japan.

Fucitol
An alcohol made from the sugar fucose.

Uranate
A form of uranium oxide.
Angelic Acid
First isolated in the Garden Angelica plant.

Parisite
A mineral named for someone named Paris.
Sodamide
A sodium salt.


Update:
October 22-28 is National Chemistry Week.


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