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Cuprate
Inorganic chemicals; Inorganic chemistry
Cuprates (from Latin cuprum meaning copper) are chemical compounds containing copper anion. Cuprates have been known for centuries and are widely used in inorganic and organic chemistry. However, ...
Ferroalloys
Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry
Any alloy of iron and another metal, especially one of silicon, manganese, chromium, vanadium, tungsten, titanium and molybdenum; used in the production of specialist steels as they have a lower ...
Prussian blue
Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry
Fe 4 (Fe(CN) 6 ) 3 Ferric ferrocyanide, used as a blue pigment and in the removal of hydrogen sulphide from gases.
Turnbull’s blue
Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry
A blue pigment that precipitates from the reaction of potassium ferricyanide with a ferrous salt.
Venetian red
Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry
A pigment with a true red hue; contains 15–40% ferric oxide and 60–80% calcium sulfate.
Caro’s acid
Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry
H 2 SO 5 A white solid melting at about 45_C, formed during the acid hydrolysis of peroxydisulfates.
English vermilion
Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry
Bright vermilion pigment of precipitated mercury sulfide; in paints, it tends to darken when exposed to light.
