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| chloral |
an oily, colorless liquid, used in making chloral hydrate and DDT. [1/2 definitions] |
| chloral hydrate |
a colorless crystalline compound used mainly as a hypnotic or sedative agent. |
| chlordane |
a colorless, toxic liquid hydrocarbon used as an insecticide. |
| chlorobenzene |
a colorless flammable liquid widely used in solvents and in organic synthesizing. |
| CO2 |
abbreviation of "carbon dioxide," a colorless, odorless, incombustible gas that is produced naturally in breathing, combustion, and decomposition, and commercially for use in dry ice, fire extinguishers, and carbonated beverages. |
| crème de menthe |
a sweet, mint-flavored liqueur, usu. green or colorless. |
| creosol |
a colorless or yellowish oily liquid, derived from beechwood tar, used as an antiseptic and found in creosote. |
| cyanic acid |
a colorless, poisonous, volatile acid with a pronounced odor of almonds. |
| DMSO |
a colorless nontoxic liquid that penetrates the skin rapidly, used as a solvent and sometimes a medicine; dimethyl sulfoxide. |
| eau de vie |
water of life (French); brandy, esp. a colorless distillation of a fruit other than the grape. |
| ethane |
a colorless, odorless gas found in natural gas and used as a fuel or refrigerant. |
| ethyl acetate |
a colorless flammable volatile liquid made from ethyl alcohol and acetic acid that has a fruity aroma and is used in the making of perfumes and other products and as a solvent. |
| ethyl alcohol |
a colorless, quickly evaporating, flammable liquid, used in medicine and industry, and occurring in intoxicating beverages; alcohol. |
| ethylene |
a colorless, flammable organic gas used in coloring citrus fruit, making organic synthetics, and anesthesia. |
| ethylene glycol |
a colorless sticky liquid, used esp. as an antifreeze. |
| flavone |
a colorless, sometimes crystalline compound, found in plants or produced synthetically, from which a number of derivatives are obtained that are used in yellow dyes. [1/2 definitions] |
| formaldehyde |
a colorless, water-soluble gas of hydrogen, carbon, and oxygen, with a strong, irritating odor, used in the manufacture of various resins, dyes, and plastics and as a disinfectant and embalming agent. |
| formic acid |
a colorless, caustic organic acid, naturally emitted by ants, nettles, spiders, and the like as a stinging defense, and synthetically produced for use in a variety of industrial processes. |
| fusel oil |
a colorless poisonous liquid made of amyl alcohols, used as a solvent for fats, oils, and waxes, and in the manufacture of explosives. |
| gastric juice |
a colorless liquid, containing hydrochloric acid and enzymes, that is secreted by glands in the lining of the stomach; digestive fluid. |
| glycerin |
a sweet colorless or yellowish syrupy alcohol; glycerol. |
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