| Common Name |
Current Technical Name |
| Acid of sugar |
Oxalic acid |
| Ackey |
Nitric acid |
| Alum or Alum flower or Alum meal |
Potassium aluminum sulfate |
| Antichlor |
Sodium thiosulfate |
| Antimony black |
Antimony trisulfide |
| Antimony bloom |
Antimony trioxide |
| Antimony glance |
Antimony trisulfide |
| Aqua fortis |
Nitric acid |
| Aromatic spirits of ammonia |
A 10% solution of ammonia |
| Arsenic glass |
Arsenic trioxide |
| Azurite |
Mineral form of basic copper
carbonate
|
| Baking soda |
Sodium bicarbonate |
| Barium white |
Barium sulfate |
| Bicarbonate of soda |
Sodium hydrogen carbonate (sodium
bicarbonate)
|
| Bichrome |
Potassium dichromate |
| Bitter salt |
Magnesium sulfate |
| Black ash |
Crude form of sodium carbonate |
| Blue lead |
Lead sulfate |
| Blue salts |
Nickel sulfate |
| Blue stone |
Copper sulfate (crystals) |
| Blue vitriol |
Copper sulfate (crystals) |
| Bone ash |
Crude calcium phosphate |
| Bone black |
Crude animal charcoal |
| Boracic acid |
Boric acid |
| Borax |
Sodium tetraborate |
| Bremen blue |
Basic copper carbonate |
| Brimstone |
Sulfur |
| Burnt alum |
Anhydrous potassium aluminum sulfate
|
| Burnt lime |
Calcium oxide |
| Burnt ochre or burnt ore |
Ferric oxide |
| Calomel |
Mercurous chloride |
| Carbolic acid |
Phenol |
| Caustic |
Any strongly alkaline material which
has a corrosive or irritating effect on living tissue....Hawley's condensed Chemical
Dictionary.
|
| Caustic lime |
Calcium hydroxide |
| Caustic potash |
Potassium hydroxide |
| Caustic soda |
Sodium hydroxide |
| Chalk |
Calcium carbonate |
| Chili nitre or chili saltpetre |
Sodium nitrate |
| Chinese red |
Basic lead chromate |
| Chinese white |
Zinc oxide |
| Chloride of lime |
Calcium hypochlorite |
| Chloride of soda |
Sodium hypochlorite |
| Chlorinated lime |
Calcium hypochlorite |
| Chrome alum |
Potassium chromium sulfate |
| Chrome green |
Chromium oxide |
| Chrome red |
Basic lead chromate |
| Chrome yellow |
Lead chromate |
| Chromic acid |
Chromium trioxide |
| Common salt |
Sodium chloride |
| Copperas (blue) |
Copper sulfate (crystals) |
| Copperas (green) |
Ferrous sulfate |
| Corundum |
Chiefly aluminum oxide |
| Cream of tartar |
Potassium hydrogen tartrate |
| Crocus |
Ferric oxide |
| Crystal carbonate |
Sodium carbonate |
| Dechlor |
Sodium thiosulfate |
| Epsom salts |
Magnesium sulfate |
| Farina |
Starch |
| Ferro-prussiate |
Potassium ferrocyanide |
| Ferrum |
Iron |
| Fixed white |
Barium sulfate |
| Flowers of sulfur |
Sulfur |
| Flowers of a metal |
Obsolete term for an oxide of a metal
e.g. flowers of zinc is zinc oxide
|
| French verdigris |
Basic copper acetate |
| Glauber's salt |
Sodium sulfate |
| Green verditer |
Basic copper carbonate |
| Green vitriol |
Ferrous sulfate (crystals) |
| Gypsum |
Caleium sulfate |
| Heavy spar |
Barium sulfate |
| Hypo |
Sodium thiosulfate |
| Indian red |
Ferric oxide |
| Isinglass |
Agar-agar, gelatine |
