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All answers to “Name a chemical you might find at home”
89 accepted answers, from “Acetone” to “Zinc oxide”. The level of each one is hidden: play to see how deep it sinks.
A
- Acetonealso Nail polish remover
- Activated charcoalalso Activated carbon
- Ammonia
- Ammonium chloride
- Aspartame
B
- Baking powder
- Baking sodaalso Bicarbonate of soda, Sodium bicarbonate
- Beeswax
- Benzalkonium chloride
- Benzoyl peroxide
- Bleach
- Borax
- Boric acid
- Butane
C
- Caffeine
- Calcium carbonatealso Chalk
- Calcium chloride
- Calcium hypochlorite
- Camphor
- Chloramine
- Chlorine
- Citric acid
- Copper sulfate
- Cream of tartaralso Potassium bitartrate
D
- DEETalso Diethyltoluamide
- Diatomaceous earth
- Dichloromethanealso Methylene chloride
E
- Epsom saltalso Magnesium sulfate
- Erythritol
- Ethanolalso Alcohol
- Ethylene glycolalso Antifreeze
- Eugenolalso Clove oil
G
- Glycerolalso Glycerin, Glycerine
H
- Hexane
- Hydrochloric acidalso Muriatic acid
- Hydrogen peroxide
K
- Kerosenealso Paraffin
L
- Lanolin
- Lighter fluid
- Limonene
- Linseed oil
- Lyealso Sodium hydroxide, Caustic soda
M
- Menthol
- Methanol
- Monosodium glutamatealso MSG
N
- Naphthalenealso Mothballs
O
- Oxalic acid
P
- Paraffin wax
- Permethrin
- Petroleum jellyalso Vaseline
- Phosphoric acid
- Polyethylene glycolalso PEG
- Potassium chloridealso Salt substitute
- Potassium sorbate
- Propane
- Propylene glycol
- Pyrethrin
R
- Rubbing alcoholalso Isopropyl alcohol, Isopropanol
- Rustalso Iron oxide
S
- Saccharin
- Saltalso Table salt, Sodium chloride
- Shellac
- Silica gel
- Sodium benzoate
- Sodium bisulfate
- Sodium fluoridealso Fluoride
- Sodium hypochlorite
- Sodium lauryl sulfatealso SLS
- Sodium metabisulfite
- Sodium percarbonate
- Sodium silicate
- Sorbitol
- Sucralose
- Sugaralso Sucrose
- Sulfamic acid
T
- Talc
- Titanium dioxide
- Toluene
- Triclosan
- Trisodium phosphate
- Turpentine
V
- Vanillin
- Vinegaralso Acetic acid
W
- Washing sodaalso Sodium carbonate
- Water
- White spiritalso Mineral spirits
X
- Xylene
- Xylitol
Z
- Zinc oxide
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