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| cyanamide |
a caustic, white, unstable compound prepared by the reaction of calcium cyanamide with sulfuric acid and used in chemical production. |
| nitrocellulose |
a cottonlike substance made from cellulose treated with nitric and sulfuric acids and used in plastics, explosives, and lacquers. |
| oil of vitriol |
see "sulfuric acid." |
| pyrite |
a common yellowish metallic mineral used as a source of iron and in the production of sulfuric acid; fool's gold. |
| selenic acid |
a colorless highly corrosive acid resembling sulfuric acid. |
| sulfate |
a chemical compound derived from sulfuric acid. [2/4 definitions] |
| sulfur |
a chemical element that has sixteen protons in each nucleus, that occurs as a pale yellow crystal, or in compounds such as sulfuric acid and the sulfur amino acids, and that has various industrial uses. (symbol: S) [1/5 definitions] |
| sulfur dioxide |
a colorless, suffocating gas produced by the combustion of sulfur, used in the manufacture of sulfuric acid and for other industrial purposes. |
| superphosphate |
a fertilizer made by treating phosphate rock with sulfuric acid. |
| thiosulfuric acid |
a sulfuric acid, occurring only in solution or in its salts and esters, in which one oxygen atom has been replaced by a sulfur atom. |
| vitriol |
sulfuric acid. [1/4 definitions] |
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