#chemical produced by or used in a reaction involving changes in atoms or molecules
supertype: material.substance__stuff the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object; "coal is a hard black material"; "wheat is the stuff they use to make bread"
subtype: explosive a chemical substance that undergoes a rapid chemical change (with the production of gas) on being heated or struck
subtype: blasting_gelatin mixture of guncotton with nitroglycerin
subtype: explosive_charge__explosivecharge__charge__burster__bursting_charge a quantity of explosive to be set off at one time; "this cartridge has a powder charge of 50 grains"
subtype: shot.explosive_charge an explosive charge used in blasting
subtype: undercharge an insufficient charge
subtype: rocket_fuel__rocket_propellant__rocket_propellent an explosive charge that propels a rocket
subtype: cordite explosive powder (nitroglycerin and guncotton and petrolatum) dissolved in acetone and dried and extruded in brown cords
subtype: dynamite an explosive containing nitrate sensitized with nitroglycerin absorbed on wood pulp
subtype: gelignite__gelly a type of dynamite in which the nitroglycerin is absorbed in a base of wood pulp and sodium or potassium nitrate
subtype: plastic_explosive__plasticexplosive__plastique an explosive material that is easily molded around the object it is intended to destroy
subtype: TNT__trinitrotoluene explosive consisting of a yellow crystalline compound that is a flammable toxic derivative of toluene
subtype: warhead__payload__load the part of a missile or torpedo that carries the explosive charge
subtype: atomic_warhead__nuclear_warhead__nuclearwarhead__thermonuclear_warhead__thermonuclearwarhead__nuke the warhead of a missile designed to deliver an atom bomb
subtype: hydrazoic_acid__hydrazoicacid__azoimide__hydrogen_azide__HN a colorless explosive liquid that is volatile and poisonous and foul-smelling
subtype: high_explosive a powerful chemical explosive that produces gas at a high rate
subtype: gunpowder__powder a mixture of potassium nitrate, charcoal, and sulfur in a 75:15:10 ratio which is used in gunnery, time fuses, and fireworks
subtype: smokeless_powder__smokelesspowder an explosive that burns with relatively little smoke; contains pyrocellulose and is used as a propellant
subtype: reactant a chemical substance that is present at the start of a chemical reaction
subtype: Alar__daminozide a growth-regulating chemical sprayed on fruit trees; entire crop can be harvested at one time
subtype: carrier.chemical an inactive substance that is a vehicle for a radioactive tracer of the same substance and that assists in its recovery after some chemical reaction
subtype: bactericide any chemical agent that destroys bacteria
subtype: carbon_tetrahalide compounds composed of 1 carbon and 4 halogen molecules
subtype: fertilizer__plant_food__plantfood any substance such as manure or a mixture of nitrates used to make soil more fertile
subtype: organic_fertilizer__organicfertilizer__organic a fertilizer that is derived from animal or vegetable matter
subtype: bonemeal fertilizer made of ground bones
subtype: neem_cake residue after oil is pressed from neem seeds
subtype: manure any animal or plant material used to fertilize land especially animal excreta usually with litter material
subtype: chicken_manure__chickenmanure chicken excreta used as fertilizer
subtype: cow_manure__cowmanure cow excreta used as fertilizer
subtype: green_manure__greenmanure a growing crop that is plowed under to enrich soil
subtype: horse_manure__horsemanure horse excreta used as fertilizer
subtype: night_soil__nightsoil human excreta used as fertilizer
subtype: fish_meal ground dried fish used as fertilizer and as feed for domestic livestock
subtype: guano the excrement of sea birds; used as fertilizer
subtype: flux.chemical a substance added to molten metals to bond with impurities that can then be readily removed
subtype: soldering_flux__solderingflux flux applied to surfaces that are to be joined by soldering; flux cleans the surfaces and results in a better bond
subtype: fumigant a chemical substance used in fumigation
subtype: herbicide__weedkiller__weed_killer a chemical agent that destroys plants or inhibits their growth
subtype: Agent_Orange a herbicide used in the Vietnam War to defoliate forest areas
subtype: paraquat a poisonous yellow solid used in solution as a herbicide
subtype: silvex a herbicide that is effective in controlling woody plants but is toxic to animals
subtype: simazine a herbicide used to control weeds (especially among crops)
subtype: intermediate a substance formed during a chemical process before the desired product is obtained
subtype: fraction.chemical a component of a mixture that has been separated by a fractional process
subtype: larvicide a chemical used to kill larval pests
subtype: pesticide a chemical used to kill pests (as rodents or insects)
subtype: acaricide__acaracide a chemical agent used to kill mites
subtype: insecticide__insect_powder a chemical used to kill insects
subtype: pyrethrum made of dried flower heads of pyrethrum plants
subtype: dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane__ddt an insecticide that is also toxic to animals and humans; banned in the United States since 1972
subtype: larvacide an insecticide that kills the larvae of insects
subtype: lead_arsenate a poisonous white solid (Pb3[AsO4]2) used as an insecticide
subtype: lindane an agricultural insecticide
subtype: Kwell (trademark) a preparation of lindane that is used to kill lice and itch mites; available in cream or shampoo
subtype: Malathion (trade mark) a yellow insecticide used as a dust or spray to control garden pests and house flies and mites
subtype: organophosphate an insecticide that interferes with an insect's nervous system
subtype: chlorpyrifos a common organophosphate insecticide
subtype: parathion a colorless and odorless toxic oil used as an insecticide
subtype: Paris_green a toxic double salt of copper arsenate and copper acetate
subtype: rotenone a white crystalline insecticide that has low toxicity for mammals; is used in home gardens; extracted from the roots of derris and cube
subtype: pediculicide a chemical agent that kills lice
subtype: phosphine a colorless gas with a strong fishy smell; used as a pesticide
subtype: scabicide a drug that destroys the itch mite that causes scabies
subtype: sheep_dip__sheepdip a liquid mixture containing pesticides in which sheep are dipped to kill parasites
subtype: spray a pesticide in suspension or solution; intended for spraying
subtype: product.chemical a chemical substance formed as a result of a chemical reaction; "a product of lime and nitric acid"
subtype: hydrolysate a product of hydrolysis
subtype: filtrate the product of filtration; a gas or liquid that has been passed through a filter
subtype: percolate the product of percolation
subtype: restrainer a chemical that is added to a photographic developer in order to retard development and reduce the amount of fog on a film
subtype: potassium_bromide__potassiumbromide a white crystalline salt (KBr) used as a sedative and in photography
subtype: stabilizer.chemical a chemical that is added to a solution or mixture or suspension to maintain it in a stable or unchanging state
subtype: softener a substance added to another to make it less hard
subtype: conditioner.softener a substance used in washing (clothing or hair) to make things softer
subtype: plasticizer a substance added to plastics or other materials to make them more pliable
subtype: water_softener__watersoftener a substance that lessens the hardness of water giving it more efficient sudsing
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