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Inorganic chemistry
Magnesium chlorate
Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry
Mg(ClO 3 ) 2 _6H 2 O A white powder, bitter-tasting and hygroscopic; slightly soluble in alcohols, soluble in water; used in medicine.
Silicon nitride
Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry
Si 3 N 4 A white, water-insoluble powder, resistant to thermal shock and to chemical reagents; used as a catalyst support and for stator blades of high-temperature gas turbines.
Zinc arsenite
Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry
Zn(AsO 2 ) 2 A toxic white powder that is insoluble in water, soluble in alkalies; used as an insecticide and timber preservative. Also known as zinc meta-arsenite.
Calcium tungstate
Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry
CaWO 4 White, tetragonal crystals, slightly soluble in water; used in manufacture of luminous paints. Also known as artificial scheelite; calcium wolframate.
Magnesium chloride
Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry
MgCl 2 _6H 2 O Deliquescent white crystals; soluble in water and alcohol; used in disinfectants and fire extinguishers, and in ceramics, textiles, and paper manufacture.
Silicon tetrabromide
Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry
SiBr 4 A fuming, colourless liquid that yellows in air; disagreeable aroma; boils at 153_C. Also known as silicon bromide.
Zincate
Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry
A reaction product of zinc with an alkali metal or with ammonia; for example, sodium zincate, Na 2 ZnO 2 .
