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Polyvinyl chloride acetate
Chemistry; Organic chemistry
Thermoplastic copolymer of vinyl chloride, CH 2 CHCl, and vinyl acetate, CH 3 COOCH_CH 2 ; colourless solid with good resistance to water, concentrated acids, and alkalies; compounded with ...
Stilbene
Chemistry; Organic chemistry
C 6 H 5 CH:CHC 6 H 5 colourless crystals soluble in ether and benzene, insoluble in water; melts at 124_C; used to make dyes and bleaches and as phosphors. Also known as diphenylethylene; toluylene.
Ethyl crotonic acid
Chemistry; Organic chemistry
CH 3 CHCC 2 H 5 COOH colourless monoclinic crystals, subliming at 40_C; used as a peppermint flavoring.
Hydrogenation
Chemistry; Organic chemistry
Catalytic reaction of hydrogen with other compounds, usually unsaturated; for example, unsaturated cottonseed oil is hydrogenated to form solid fats.
Metallic soap
Chemistry; Organic chemistry
A salt of stearic, oleic, palmitic, lauric, or erucic acid with a heavy metal such as cobalt or copper; used as a drier in paints and inks, in fungicides, decolorizing varnish, and waterproofing.
Oleate
Chemistry; Organic chemistry
Salt made up of a metal or alkaloid with oleic acid; used for external medicines and in soaps and paints.
Potassium glutamate
Chemistry; Organic chemistry
KOOC(CH 2 ) 2 CH(NH 2 )COOH_H 2 O White, hygroscopic, water-soluble powder; used as a flavour enhancer and salt substitute. Also known as monopotassium L-glutamate.
