Inorganic Chemical Other Names

Group IA: Alkali Metals

Hydrogen: Inflammable air

Hydrogen Sulfate: Sulfuric Acid, Oil of Vitriol; Dipping Acid; Matting Acid

Hydrogen Peroxide: Agua Oxinada

Hydrogen Chloride: Hydrochloric Acid; Muriatic Acid; Spirit of salt; Salt Acid

Lithium: Earth

Lithium Carbonate: Lithase

Potassium: Kalium

Potassium Sodium Tartrate: Rochelle salt; Sal signette

Potassium Permanganate: Mineral chameleon

Potassium Nitrate: Salt Peter; Salitre; Salt prunelle

Potassium Hydroxide: Caustic potash; Lye potash

Potassium Chloride: Kalium Durules

Potassium Carbonate: Potash; Salt of Peter; Perlash

Potassium Bitartrate: Cream of tartar; creamor

K2Sx.K2S2O3: Sulfurated potash; Liver of sulfur

Sodium: Natrium

Sodium Thiosulfate: Hypochlor; Photographer's hypo

Sodium Sulfate: Glauber's salt

Sodium Nitrate: Chile salt Peter

Sodium Hypochlorite: Daikin's solution; Chlorox

Sodium Hypochlorite, Diluted: Modified Daikin's Solution; Surgical Chlorinated Soda

Sodium Hydroxide: Caustic soda; Sosa; Lye

 Inorganic Chemical Other Names

Sodium Dihydrogen Phosphate: Fleet Enema

Sodium Chloride: Rock salt; Table salt; Soler salt

Sodium Bicarbonate: Baking soda

NH4: Ammonium

Ammonium Mercuric Chloride: White precipitate

Ammonium Chloride: Muriate of Hartshorn

Ammonium Carbonate: Sal volatile; Hartshorn

Ammonium Acetate: Spirit of minderesus

Group IB: Coinage Metal

Cupric Sulfate Pentahydrate: Bluevitriol; Blue stone

Cu3(AsO3)2.Cu(C2H3O2)2: Paris Green

Copper: Cuprum

Copper + Zinc: Brass

Copper + Tin: Bronze

Silver: Argentum; Shining; Bright

Silver Ammonium Nitrate: Howe's solution

Silver Nitrate: Lapiz infernulariz; Lunar caustic; Indelible ink; Caustic pencil

Colloidal Silver Proteinate: Collargol

Mild Silver Proteinate: Argyrol

Strong Silver Proteinate: Protargol

Gold: Aurum; Shining dawn; King of all metals

 Inorganic Chemical Other Names

Group IIA: Alkaline Earth Metal

Mg: Magnesium

RMgX: Grignard's reagent

Magnesium Sulfate Heptahydrate: Epsom salt

Magnesium Silicate, Hydrated: Talc; Soapstone; French chalk

Magnesium Silicate, Colloidal Hydrate: Soap clay; Mineral soap; Native Colloidal Hydrated
Magnesium Silicate

Magnesium Oxide: Calcined magnesia

Magnesium Hydroxide: Milk of Magnesia; Magnesia magma

Magnesium Citrate: Lemonada purganti; Purgative lemon: Citrate of magnesia

Magnesium Carbonate: Magnesia

Ca: Calcium

Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate: Plaster of Paris; Gypsum; Terra alba

Calcium Phosphate: Bone ash

Calcium Oxide: Lime; Quicklime; Calx

Calcium Hypochlorite: Chlorinated lime; Chloride of lime

Calcium Hydroxide: Slaked Lime; Milk of Lime; Calcium Hydrate

Calcium Chloride: Muriate of Lime

Calcium Carbonate: Precipitated chalk; Prepared chalk

Group IIB: Volatile Metal

Zn: Zinc

Zinc Sulfide: White lotion; White Sulfide

Zinc Sulfate Heptahydrate: White vitriol

 Inorganic Chemical Other Names

Zinc Silicate, Hydrated: Natural calamine

Zinc Oxide: Zinc White; Lassar's paste

Zinc Chloride: Burnett's disinfectant fluid

Cd: Cadmium

Cadmium Sulfide: Yellow Sulfide

Mercury: Quicksilver; Messenger of Gods

Mercurous Chloride: Corrosive sublimate

Mercuric Chloride: Calomel

Mercuric Ammonium Chloride: White precipitate

Group IIIA: Boron Group

B: Boron

Boric Acid: Sal sativum

Sodium Tetraborate: Borax; Dobell solution

Al: Aluminum

Aluminum Silicate: Kaolin; Bentonite; Pumice

Aluminum Silicate, Hydrated: Kaolin; China clay; Native Hydrated Aluminum Silicate

Aluminum Potassium Sulfate, Hydrated: Alum; Potassium Alum

Aluminum Phosphate: Phosphagel

Aluminum Oxide: Alumina

Aluminum Hydroxide: Amphojel; Cremalin gel

 Inorganic Chemical Other Names

Group IVA: Carbon Group

C: Carbon

Carbon Dioxide, Solid: Dry Ice

Si: Silicone

Pure Silica + Sodium Carbonate: Glass

Polymeric Dimethyl Siloxane: Simethicone

Magnesium Silicate, Hydrated: Talc; Soapstone; French chalk

Magnesium Silicate, Colloidal Hydrated: Bentonite: Soap clay; Mineral soap Native Colloidal

Attapulgite: Polymagma; Diatabs; Quintess

Aluminum Silicate, Hydrated: Kaolin; China clay; Native Hydrated Aluminum Silicate

Tin: Stannum

Lead: Plumbum

Lead Subacetate: Goulard's Extract

Lead Oxide: Litharge

Lead Acetate Trihydrate: Sugar of Lead; Burrow's Solution

Group IVB: Titanium Group

Titanium: Titan; Sons of the earth

Titanium Dioxide: Ocusert

Group VA: Nitrogen Group

 Inorganic Chemical Other Names

Nitrogen: Mephitic air; Azote; Without life

Nitrogen oxide: Laughing gas

Aromatic Ammonia Spirit: Spirit of Hartshorn; Spirit of Sal volatile

Phosphorous: Light carrier; St. Elmo's fire

Sodium Dihydrogen Phosphate: Fleet Enema

Arsenic: Lewisite metal

Arsenic Sulfates: Keiserite

Arsenic Silicates: Asbestos

Arsenic Carbonates: Magnesite; Dolomite

Sb: Antimony

Antimony Potassium Tartrate: Tartar emetic; Brown mixture

Bismuth: Beautiful Meadow

Bismuth Subnitrate + Bismuth Hydroxide: Milk of Bismuth; Bismuth cream

Group VIA: Chalcogens

Oxygen: Empyreal air; Dephlogisticated air; yne

Sulfur: Brimstone; Shulbari; enemy of copper

Calcium Pentasulfide + Calcium Thiosulfate: Vlemincks Solution; Vlemincks Lotion

Flower of Sulfur: Sublimed Sulfur

Milk of Sulfur: Precipitated Sulfur

 Inorganic Chemical Other Names

Group VIB

Mo: Molybdenum

Molybdenum Oxide + Ferrous Sulfate: Mol-Iron

Group VIIA: Halogens

F: fluorine

Chlorofluorocarbon: Freon

Chlorine: Dephlogisticated muriatic acid

Hydrogen Chloride: Hydrochloric Acid; Muriatic Acid; Spirit of salt; Salt Acid

I: Iodine

Strong Iodine Solution: Lugol's Solution

Povidone Iodine: Betadine

Group VIIB

Fe: Iron

Iron + Ammonium Acetate: Bashman's Mixture

Ferrous Sulfate: Green vitriol

Ferrous Fumarate: Toleron

Ferrous Carbonates: Chalybeate pills; Ferrunginous pills

Ferroferricyanide: Turnbull's blue

Ferriferrocyanide: Prussian blue

 Inorganic Chemical Other Names

Co: Cobalt

Cobalt Chloride: Lover's ink; Sympathetic ink

Nickel: Old nick's copper