Uncommon Common Names-A Heuristic Approach The use of common names to represent chemical elements and compounds is still part of our chemical vocabulary. The following uncommon common names are presented as an exercise in chemical nomenclature for bath students and i n s t m h r s . The answers are not given, for, if they were, the approach would not he a heuristic one. Lot's wife Salt of tartar Abrie Dulcified mercury Catholicon acid Green branch Copperas Azatic acid Permanent white Aeusto Wolfram White vitriol Chameleon mineral
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Powder of Algaroth Theine White precipitate Pickle slum Spanish white Glueinum Helicon Flowers of Benjamin Sugar of lead Water gas Litharge Gum thus
Anatol Mancott Oueensbcmugh Community College Bayside. NY 11364
Volume 61
Number 12
December 1964
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