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Multi-word Results
ammonium carbonate |
a white powder that is used in baking powder, smelling salts, and substances for fire-extinguishing. |
calcium carbonate |
a white crystalline compound found in chalk, limestone, marble, shells, and plant ash that is used in the manufacture of cement, paints, plastics, and polishing agents such as toothpaste. |
lithium carbonate |
a powdery salt used in making glass, ceramics, and dyes, and as a drug to treat manic-depressives. |
potassium carbonate |
an alkaline crystalline powder used to make products such as glass, ceramics, and soaps. |
sodium carbonate |
a grayish-white powder, the anhydrous sodium salt of carbonic acid, used in the manufacture of glass, ceramics, soap, and sodium salts, and in bleaching and water treatment; soda ash. [2 definitions] |
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