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McGraw Hill Financial, Inc. is an American publicly traded corporation headquartered in Rockefeller Center in New York City. Its primary areas of business are financial, publishing, and business services.
Na<sub>2</sub> U<sub>2</sub>O<sub>7</sub>_6H<sub>2</sub>O A yellow-orange solid, soluble in dilute acids; used for colored glazes on ceramics and in the manufacture of fluorescent uranium glass. Also known as uranium yellow.
Industry:Chemistry
C<sub>2</sub>H<sub>2</sub> A colorless, highly flammable gas that is explosive when compressed; the simplest compound containing a triple bond; used in organic synthesis and as a welding fuel. Also known as ethyne.
Industry:Chemistry
One of two conformations of a molecule whose interconversion is slow enough to allow separation and isolation under predetermined conditions.
Industry:Chemistry
CH<sub>3</sub>(CH<sub>2</sub>)<sub>8</sub>COOH A fatty acid found in oils and animal fats.
Industry:Chemistry
C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>10</sub>O An oily liquid with an odor suggesting peppermint and acetone; soluble in alcohol, ether, and other organic solvents; used as an industrial solvent, in the production of adipic acid, and in the preparation of cyclohexanone resins.
Industry:Chemistry
C<sub>12</sub>H<sub>8</sub>OCl<sub>6</sub> Poisonous, white crystals that are insoluble in water; it is used as a pesticide and is a stereoisomer of dieldrin, another pesticide.
Industry:Chemistry
A hydrate with a 2:1 molecular ratio of anhydrous compound to water, plaster of paris is the hemihydrate of calcium sulfate, composition CaSO<sub>4</sub>_ <sub>1</sub>/<sub>2</sub>H<sub>2</sub>O.
Industry:Chemistry
C<sub>21</sub>H<sub>16</sub>O<sub>2</sub> A colorless, crystalline, water-insoluble compound that melts at 275_C; used as an indicator in fluorescent neutralization tests.
Industry:Chemistry
C<sub>23</sub>H<sub>27</sub>O<sub>8</sub>N_3H<sub>2</sub>O White, odorless crystals with bitter taste; soluble in alcohol and water, insoluble in ether; melts at 170_C; used in medicine.
Industry:Chemistry
(CH<sub>2</sub>CHCONH<sub>2</sub>)x A white, water-soluble high polymer based on acrylamide; used as a thickening or suspending agent in water-base formulations.
Industry:Chemistry
