Common Name Chemical Name

acetone dimethyl ketone; 2-propanone (usually known as acetone)

acid potassium sulfate potassium bisulfate
acid of sugar oxalic acid
ackey nitric acid
alcali volatil ammonium hydroxide
alcohol, grain ethyl alcohol
alcohol sulfuris carbon disulfide
alcohol, wood methyl alcohol
alum aluminum potassium sulfate
alumina aluminum oxide
antichlor sodium thiosulfate
antifreeze ethylene glycol
antimony black antimony trisulfide
antimony bloom antimony trioxide
antimony glance antimony trisulfide
antimony red (vermillion) antimony oxysulfide
aqua ammonia aqueous solution of ammonium hydroxide
aqua fortis nitric acid
aqua regia nitrohydrochloric acid
aromatic spirit of ammonia ammonia in alcohol
arsenic glass arsenic trioxide
azurite mineral form of basic copper carbonate
asbestos magnesium silicate
aspirin acetylsalicylic acid
baking soda sodium bicarbonate
banana oil (artificial) isoamyl acetate
barium white barium sulfate
benzol benzene
bicarbonate of soda sodium hydrogen carbonate or sodium bicarbonate
bichloride of mercury mercuric chloride
bichrome potassium dichromate
bitter salt magnesium sulfate
Common Chemical Names
black ash crude form of sodium carbonate
black copper oxide cupric oxide
black lead graphite (carbon)
blanc-fixe barium sulfate
bleaching powder chlorinated lime; calcium hypochlorite
blue copperas copper sulfate (crystals)
blue lead lead sulfate
blue salts nickel sulfate
blue stone copper sulfate (crystals)
blue vitriol copper sulfate
bluestone copper sulfate
bone ash crude calcium phosphate
bone black crude animal charcoal
boracic acid boric acid
borax sodium borate; sodium tetraborate
bremen blue basic copper carbonate
brimstone sulfur
burnt alum anhydrous potassium aluminum sulfate
burnt lime calcium oxide
burnt ochre ferric oxide
burnt ore ferric oxide
brine aqueous sodium chloride solution
butter of antimony antimony trichloride
butter of tin anhydrous stannic chloride
butter of zinc zinc chloride
calomel mercury chloride; mercurous chloride
carbolic acid phenol
carbonic acid gas carbon dioxide
caustic lime calcium hydroxide
caustic potash potassium hydroxide
caustic soda sodium hydroxide
chalk calcium carbonate
Chile saltpeter sodium nitrate
Chile nitre sodium nitrate
Chinese red basic lead chromate
Chinese white zinc oxide
chloride of soda sodium hypochlorite
chloride of lime calcium hypochlorite
chrome alum chromic potassium sulfate
chrome green chromium oxide
chrome yellow lead (VI) chromate
chromic acid chromium trioxide
copperas ferrous sulfate
corrosive sublimate mercury (II) chloride
corundum (ruby, sapphire) chiefly aluminum oxide
cream of tartar potassium bitartrate
crocus powder ferric oxide
crystal carbonate sodium carbonate
dechlor sodium thiophosphate
diamond carbon crystal
emery powder impure aluminum oxide
epsom salts magnesium sulfate
ethanol ethyl alcohol
farina starch
ferro prussiate potassium ferricyanide
ferrum iron
flores martis anhydride iron (III) chloride
fluorspar natural calcium fluoride
fixed white barium sulfate
flowers of sulfur sulfur
'flowers of' any metal oxide of the metal
formalin aqueous formaldehyde solution
French chalk natural magnesium silicate
French vergidris basic copper acetate
galena natural lead sulfide
Glauber's salt sodium sulfate
green verditer basic copper carbonate
green vitriol ferrous sulfate crystals
gypsum natural calcium sulfate
hard oil boiled linseed oil
heavy spar barium sulfate
hydrocyanic acid hydrogen cynanide
hypo (photography) sodium thiosulfate solution
Indian red ferric oxide
Isinglass agar-agar gelatin
jeweler's rouge ferric oxide
killed spirits zinc chloride
lampblack crude form of carbon; charcoal
laughing gas nitrous oxide
lead peroxide lead dioxide
lead protoxide lead oxide
lime calcium oxide
lime, slaked calcium hydroxide
limewater aqueous solution of calcium hydroxide
liquor ammonia ammonium hydroxide solution
litharge lead monoxide
lunar caustic silver nitrate
liver of sulfur sufurated potash
lye or soda lye sodium hydroxide
magnesia magnesium oxide
manganese black manganese dioxide
marble mainly calcium carbonate
mercury oxide, black mercurous oxide
methanol methyl alcohol
methylated spirits methyl alcohol
milk of lime calcium hydroxide
milk of magnesium magnesium hydroxide
milk of sulfur precipitated sulfur
"muriate" of a metal chloride of the metal
muriatic acid hydrochloric acid
natron sodium carbonate
nitre potassium nitrate
nordhausen acid fuming sulfuric acid
oil of mars deliquescent anhydrous iron (III) chloride
oil of vitriol sulfuric acid
oil of wintergreen (artificial) methyl salicylate
orthophosphoric acid phosphoric acid
Paris blue ferric ferrocyanide
Paris green copper acetoarsenite
Paris white powdered calcium carbonate
pear oil (artificial) isoamyl acetate
pearl ash potassium carbonate
permanent white barium sulfate
plaster of Paris calcium sulfate
plumbago graphite
potash potassium carbonate
potassa potassium hydroxide
precipitated chalk calcium carbonate
Prussic acid hydrogen cyanide
pyro tetrasodium pyrophosphate
quicklime calcium oxide
quicksilver mercury
red lead lead tetraoxide
red liquor aluminum acetate solution
red prussiate of potash potassium ferrocyanide
red prussiate of soda sodium ferrocyanide
Rochelle salt potassium sodium tartrate
rock salt sodium chloride
rouge, jeweler's ferric oxide
rubbing alcohol isopropyl alcohol
sal ammoniac ammonium chloride
sal soda sodium carbonate
salt, table sodium chloride
salt of lemon potassium binoxalate
salt of tartar potassium carbonate
saltpeter potassium nitrate
silica silicon dioxide
slaked lime calcium hydroxide
soda ash sodium carbonate
soda nitre sodium nitrate
soda lye sodium hydroxide
soluble glass sodium silicate
sour water dilute sulfuric acid
spirit of hartshorn ammonium hydroxide solution
spirit of salt hydrochloric acid
spirit of wine ethyl alcohol
spirits of nitrous ether ethyl nitrate
sugar, table sucrose
sugar of lead lead acetate
sulfuric ether ethyl ether
talc or talcum magnesium silicate
tin crystals stannous chloride
trona natural sodium carbonate
unslaked lime calcium oxide
Venetian red ferric oxide
verdigris basic copper acetate
Vienna lime calcium carbonate
vinegar impure dilute acetic acid
vitamin C ascorbic acid
vitriol sulfuric acid
washing soda sodium carbonate
water glass sodium silicate
white caustic sodium hydroxide
white lead basic lead carbonate
white vitriol zinc sulfate crystals
yellow prussiate of potash potassium ferrocyanide
yellow prussiate of soda sodium ferrocyanide
zinc vitriol zinc sulfate
zinc white zinc oxide
Archaic or Common
Name
Current Technical Name Archaic or
Common Name
Acid of sugar Oxalic acid. Indian red
Ackey Nitric acid. Isinglass
Alum or Alum flower or
Alum meal
Potassium aluminum sulfate. Jewellers' rouge
Antichlor Sodium thiosulfate. Lampblack
Antimony black Antimony trisulfide. Lead peroxide
Antimony bloom Antimony trioxide. Lead protoxide
Antimony glance Antimony trisulfide. Lime
Aqua fortis Nitric acid. Lime (slaked)
Aromatic spirits of ammonia A 10% solution of ammonia. Liquor ammonia
Arsenic glass Arsenic trioxide. Litharge
Azurite Mineral form of basic copper
carbonate.
Liver of sulphur
Baking soda Sodium bicarbonate. Lunar caustic
Barium white Barium sulfate. Lye (soda lye)
Bicarbonate of soda Sodium hydrogen carbonate
(sodium bicarbonate).
Magnesia
Bichrome Potassium dichromate. Manganese black
Bitter salt Magnesium sulfate. Marble
Black ash Crude form of sodium
carbonate.
Milk of lime
Black lead Graphite. Milk of magnesium
Blanc-fixe Barium sulfate. Milk of sulphur
Bleaching powder Calcium hypochlorite. Mohrs salt
Blue copperas Copper sulfate (crystals). "Muriate" of a metal
Blue lead Lead sulfate. Muriatic acid
Blue salts Nickel sulfate. Natron
Blue stone Copper sulfate (crystals). Nitre
Blue vitriol Copper sulfate (crystals). Oil of vitriol
Bone ash Crude calcium phosphate. Oleic acid
Bone black Crude animal charcoal. Paris blue
Boracic acid Boric acid. Pearl ash
Borax Sodium tetraborate. Permanent white
Bremen blue Basic copper carbonate. Plaster of Paris
Brimstone Sulfur. Plumbago
Burnt alum Anhydrous potassium
aluminum sulfate.
Precipitated chalk
Burnt lime Calcium oxide. Prussian blue
Burnt ochre or burnt ore Ferric oxide. Quicklime
Calomel Mercurous chloride. Quicksilver
Carbolic acid Phenol. Red lead
Caustic "Any strongly alkaline
material which has a
corrosive or irritating effect
Red liquor
Caustic lime Calcium hydroxide. Red prussiate of
potash
Caustic potash Potassium hydroxide. Red prussiate of soda
Caustic soda Sodium hydroxide. Rochelle salt
Chalk Calcium carbonate. Rock salt
Chili nitre or chili saltpetre Sodium nitrate. Rouge
Chinese red Basic lead chromate. Sal ammoniac
Chinese white Zinc oxide. Salt
Chloride of lime Calcium hypochlorite. Salt of tartar or salt of
wormwood
Chloride of soda Sodium hypochlorite. Saltpetre
Chlorinated lime Calcium hypochlorite. Slaked lime
Chrome alum Potassium chromium sulfate. Soda ash
Chrome green Chromium oxide. Soda lime
Chrome red Basic lead chromate. Soda monohydrate
Chrome yellow Lead chromate. Soda nitre
Chromic acid Chromium trioxide. Soda or washing soda
(crystals)
Common salt Sodium chloride. Sour salt
Copperas (blue) Copper sulfate (crystals). Spirit of hartshorn
Copperas (green) Ferrous sulfate. Spirit of salt
Corundum Chiefly aluminum oxide. Spirit of wine
Cream of tartar Potassium hydrogen tartrate. Sugar of lead
Crocus Ferric oxide. Tin crystals
Crystal carbonate Sodium carbonate. Trona
Dechlor Sodium thiosulfate. Unslaked lime
Epsom salts Magnesium sulfate. Venetian red
Farina Starch. Verdigris
Ferro-prussiate Potassium ferrocyanide. Vienna lime
Ferrum Iron. Vinegar
Fixed white Barium sulfate. Vitriol
"Flowers" of sulfur Sulfur. Washing soda
"Flowers" of a metal Obsolete term for an oxide of
a metal e.g. flowers of zinc is
zinc oxide.
Waterglass
French verdigris Basic copper acetate. White caustic
Glauber's salt Sodium sulfate. White lead
Green verditer Basic copper carbonate. White vitriol
Green vitriol Ferrous sulfate (crystals). Whiting
Gypsum Caleium sulfate. Yellow prussiate of
potash
Heavy spar Barium sulfate. Yellow prussiate of
soda
Hypo
Sodium thiosulfate. Zinc vitriol
Zinc white
Current Technical Name
Ferric oxide.
Agar-agar, gelatine.
Ferric oxide.
Crude form of carbon.
Lead dioxide.
Lead oxide.
Calcium oxide.
Calcium hydroxide.
Ammonium hydroxide (soln.).
Lead monoxide.
Potash sulfurated.
Silver nitrate.
Sodium hydroxide.
Magnesium oxide.
Manganese dioxide.
Calcium carbonate.
Calcium hydroxide.
Magnesium hydroxide.
Precipitated sulfur.
Ferrous ammonium sulfate.
The metal chloride.
Hydrochloric acid.
Sodium carbonate.
Potassium nitrate.
Concentrated sulfuric acid.
CIS-9-octadecenoic acid.
Ferric ferrocyanide.
Anhydrous potassium carbonate.
Barium sulfate.
Calcium sulfate.
Graphite.
Calcium carbonate.
Ferric ferrocyanide.
Calcium oxide.
Mercury.
Lead tetroxide.
Aluminum acetate (soln.).
Potassium ferricyanide
Sodium ferricyanide
Potassium sodium tartrate
Sodium chloride
Ferric oxide
Ammonium chloride.
Sodium chloride.
Potassium carbonate.
Potassium nitrate.
Calcium hydroxide.
Anhydrous sodium carbonate.
Mixture of calcium oxide and sodium
hydroxide.
Sodium carbonate (crystals).
Sodium nitrate.
Sodium carbonate (crystals).
Citric acid.
Ammonia solution.
Hydrochloric acid.
Ethanol (ethyl alcohol).
Lead acetate.
Stannous chloride.
Sodium carbonate (natural).
Calcium oxide.
Ferric oxide.
Basic copper acetate.
Calcium carbonate.
Crude form of acetic acid.
Sulfuric acid.
Sodium carbonate (crystals).
Sodium silicate (soln. ).
Sodium hydroxide.
Basic lead carbonate.
Zinc sulfate (crystal).
Calcium carbonate.
Potassium ferrocyanide.
Sodium ferrocyanide.
Zinc sulfate.
Zinc oxide.
A B
Ammonia NH3
Carbon dioxide CO2
Carbon monoxide CO
Chlorine Cl2
Hydrogen chloride HCl
Hydrogen H2
Hydrogen sulfide H2S
Methane CH4
Nitrogen N2
Nitrogen (II) oxide NO
Oxygen O2
Sulfur dioxide SO2
Aluminun oxide Al2O3
Barium Sulfate BaSO4
Calcium hydroxide Ca(OH)2
Copper (II) sulfate CuSO4
Ethane C2H6
Ethene (ethylene) C2H4
Ethyne (acetylene) C2H2
Hydrogen fluoride HF
Hydrogen iodide HI
Iodine chloride ICl
Lead (II) oxide PbO
Magnesium oxide MgO
Nitrogen (II) oxide NO
Nitrogen (IV) oxide NO2
Potassium chloride KCl
Sodium chloride NaCl
Sulfur dioxide SO2
Water H2O
Aluminum Bromide AlBr3
Aluminum Carbonate Al2(CO3)3
Aluminum Chloride AlCl3
Aluminum Chromate Al2(CrO4)3
Aluminum Hydroxide Al(OH)3
Aluminum Iodide AlI3
Aluminum Nitrate Al(NO3)3
Aluminum Phosphate AlPO4
Aluminum Sulfate Al2(SO4)3
Aluminum Sulfide Al2S3
Ammonium Acetate NH4C2H3O2
Ammonium Bromide NH4Br
Ammonium Carbonate (NH4)2CO3
Ammonium Chloride NH4Cl
Ammonium Chromate (NH4)2CrO4
Ammonium Hydroxide NH4OH
Ammonium Iodide NH4I
Ammonium Nitrate NH4NO3
Ammonium Phosphate (NH4)3PO4
Ammonium Sulfate (NH4)2SO4
Ammonium Sulfide (NH4)2S
Barium Acetate Ba(C2H3O2)2
Barium Bromide BaBr2
Barium Carbonate BaCO3
Barium Chloride BaCl2
Barium Chromate BaCrO4
Barium Hydroxide Ba(OH)2
Barium Iodide BaI2
Barium Nitrate Ba(NO3)2
Barium Phosphate Ba3(PO4)2
Barium Sulfate BaSO4
Barium Sulfide BaS
Calcium Acetate Ca(C2H3O2)2
Calcium Bromide CaBr2
Calcium Carbonate CaCO3
Calcium Chloride CaCl2
Calcium Chromate CaCrO4
Calcium Hydroxide Ca(OH)2
Calcium Iodide CaI2
Calcium Nitrate Ca(NO3)2
Calcium Phosphate Ca3(PO4)2
Calcium Sulfate CaSO4
Calcium Sulfide CaS
Copper (II) Acetate Cu(C2H3O2)2
Copper (II) Bromide CuBr2
Copper (II) Carbonate CuCO3
Copper (II) Chloride CuCl2
Copper (II) Chromate CuCrO4
Copper (II) Hydroxide Cu(OH)2
Copper (II) Iodide CuI2
Copper (II) Nitrate Cu(NO3)2
Copper (II) Phosphate Cu3(PO4)2
Copper (II) Sulfate CuSO4
Copper (II) Sulfide CuS
Iron (II) Acetate Fe(C2H3O2)2
Iron (II) Bromide 2-Feb
Iron (II) Carbonate FeCO3
Iron (II) Chloride FeCl2
Iron (II) Chromate FeCrO4
Iron (II) Hydroxide Fe(OH)2
Iron (II) Iodide FeI2
Iron (II) NItrate Fe(NO3)2
Iron (II) Phosphate Fe3(PO4)2
Iron (II) Sulfate FeSO4
Iron (II) Sulfide FeS
Iron (III) Acetate Fe(C2H3O2)3
Iron (III) Bromide 3-Feb
Iron (III) Carbonate Fe2(CO3)3
Iron (III) Chloride FeCl3
Iron (III) Chromate Fe2(CrO4)3
Iron (III) Hydroxide Fe(OH)3
Iron (III) Iodide FeI3
Iron (III) Nitate Fe(NO3)3
Iron (III) Phosphate FePO4
Iron (III) Sulfate Fe2(SO4)3
Iron (III) Sulfide Fe2S3
Magnesium Acetate Mg(C2H3O2)2
Magnesium Bromide MgBr2
Magnesium Carbonate MgCO3
Magnesium Chloride MgCl2
Magnesium Chromate MgCrO4
Magnesium Hydroxide Mg(OH)2
Magnesium Iodide MgI2
Magnesium Nitrate Mg(NO3)2
Magnesium Phosphate Mg3(PO4)2
Magnesium Sulfate MgSO4
Magnesium Sulfide MgS
Mercury (I) Acetate HgC2H3O2
Mercury (I) Bromide HgBr
Mercury (I) Carbonate Hg2CO3
Merucry (I) Chloride HgCl
Mercury (I) Chromate Hg2CrO4
Merucry (I) Hydroxide HgOH
Mercury (I) Iodide HgI
Mercury (I) Nitrate HgNO3
Mercury (I) Phosphate Hg3PO4
Mercury (I) Sulfate Hg2SO4
Mercury (I) Sulfide Hg2S
Merucry (II) Acetate Hg(C2H3O2)2
Mercury (II) Bromide HgBr2
Mercury (II) Carbonate HgCO3
Merucry (II) Chloride HgCl2
Mercury (II) Chromate HgCrO4
Mercury (II) Hydroxide Hg(OH)2
Mercury (II) Iodide HgI2
Mercury (II) Nitrate Hg(NO3)2
Mercury (II) Phosphate Hg3(PO4)2
Merucry (II) Sulfate HgSO4
Mercury (II) Sulfide HgS
Potassium Acetate KC2H3O2
Potassium Bromide KBr
Potassium Carbonate K2CO3
Potassium Chloride KCl
Potassium Chromate K2CrO4
Potassium Hydroxide KOH
Potassium Iodide KI
Potassium Nitrate KNO3
Potassium Phosphate K3PO4
Potassium Sulfate K2SO4
Potassium Sulfide K2S
Silver Acetate AgC2H3O2
Silver Bromide AgBr
Silver Carbonate Ag2CO3
Silver Chloride AgCl
Silver Chromate Ag2CrO4
Silver Hydroxide AgOH
Silver Iodide AgI
Silver Nitrate AgNO3
Silver Phosphate Ag3PO4
Silver Sulfate Ag2SO4
Silver Sulfide Ag2S
Sodium Acetate NaC2H3O2
Sodium Bromide NaBr
Sodium Carbonate Na2CO3
Sodium Chloride NaCl
Sodium Chromate Na2CrO4
Sodium Hydroxide NaOH
Sodium Iodide NaI
Sodium Nitrate NaNO3
Sodium Phosphate Na3PO4
Sodium Sulfate Na2SO4
Sodium Sulfide Na2S
Zinc Acetate Zn(C2H3O2)2
Zinc Bromide ZnBr2
Zinc Carbonate ZnCO3
Zinc Chloride ZnCl2
Zinc Chromate ZnCrO4
Zinc Hydroxide Zn(OH)2
Zinc Iodide ZnI2
Zinc Nitrate Zn(NO3)2
Zinc Phosphate Zn2(PO4)2
Zinc Sulfate ZnSO4
Zince Sulfide ZnS
Lead (II) Acetate Pb(C2H3O2)2
Lead (II) Bromide PbBr2
Lead (II) Carbonate PbCO3
Lead (II) Chloride PbCl2
Lead (II) Chromate PbCrO4
Lead (II) Hydroxide Pb(OH)2
Lead (II) Iodide PbI2
Lead (II) Nitrate Pb(NO3)2
Lead (II) Phosphate Pb3(PO4)2
Lead (II) Sulfate PbSO4
Lead (II) Sulfide PbS
Lead (IV) Acetate Pb(C2H3O2)4
Lead (IV) Bromide PbBr4
Lead (IV) Chromate Pb(CO3)2
Lead (IV) Hydroxide Pb(OH)4
Lead (IV) Iodide PbI4
Lead (IV) Nitrate Pb(NO3)4
Lead (IV) Phosphate Pb3(PO4)4
Lead (IV) Sulfate Pb(SO4)2
Lead (IV) Sulfide PbS2
Aluminum Acetate Al(C2H3O2)3