Contains

• compound

  (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients...

• explosive

  A chemical substance that undergoes a rapid chemical change (with the production of gas)...

• pesticide

  A chemical used to kill pests (as rodents or insects).

• herbicide

  A chemical agent that destroys plants or inhibits their growth.

• fertilizer

  Any substance such as manure or a mixture of nitrates used to make soil more fertile.

• softener

  A substance added to another to make it less hard.

• phytochemical

  A chemical substance obtained from plants that is biologically active but not nut...

• product

  A chemical substance formed as a result of a chemical reaction; "a product of lime and nitric...

• flux

  A substance added to molten metals to bond with impurities that can then be readily remove...

• restrainer

  A chemical that is added to a photographic developer in order to retard development and...

• bactericide

  Any chemical agent that destroys bacteria.

• carrier

  An inactive substance that is a vehicle for a radioactive tracer of the same substance and...

• reactant

  A chemical substance that is present at the start of a chemical reaction.

• fumigant

  A chemical substance used in fumigation.

• carbon tetrahalide

  Compounds composed of 1 carbon and 4 halogen molecules.

• Alar

  A chemical sprayed on fruit trees to regulate their growth so the entire crop can be harvested...

• larvicide

  A chemical used to kill larval pests.

• stabilizer

  A chemical that is added to a solution or mixture or suspension to maintain it in a stable...

• intermediate

  A substance formed during a chemical process before the desired product is obtaine...

• soil conditioner

  A chemical substance used to improve the structure of the soil and increase its...

• congener

  A minor chemical constituent that gives a wine or liquor its distinctive character.

• fraction

  A component of a mixture that has been separated by a fractional process.