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Post by Angela on Apr 10, 2006 17:59:28 GMT -5
I looked these up using a dictionary on my computer:
menadione
fungicide: a yellow crystalline solid used as a fungicide and as a vitamin K supplement in medicines and animal feedstuffs. Formula: C11H8O2
copper sulfate
n poisonous blue chemical: a poisonous blue compound containing copper and sulfur that is used in dyeing and as a fungicide. Formula: CuSO4
ferrous sulfate :
pale green salt of iron: a white or pale green salt containing iron, oxygen, and sulfur. It occurs naturally as the mineral copperas, and is used in inks, tanning, and in the treatment of iron-deficient anemia.
propylene glycol (foudn in those vanilla cookies!)
thick colorless liquid antifreeze: a colorless thick sweet-tasting liquid derived from propylene and used as an antifreeze in brake fluid, and as a solvent and lubricant.
And isn't high fructose corn syrup sugar?
zeolite: silicate minerals that may also contain sodium, calcium, barium, and potassium, occurring in cavities in weathered igneous rocks and hydrothermal veins. The ion exchange properties of zeolites have application in water purification.
Products these are found in:
JurassiDiet Hermit Crab Food Tetra Terrafauna Hermit Crab Cakes Tetra Terrafauna Hermit Crab Meal T-Rex Crab Island Fruit and Flower Crab Food Ectotherm The Original Hermit Crab Yummies HBH Hermit Crab Variety Bites
There are a lot more because there are a lot more hermit crab foods out there that I didnt look up. This is why i think everyone should switch to feeding hermit crabs fresh foods.
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Post by Osippi on Apr 11, 2006 12:45:34 GMT -5
I looked up some of those same things on reference.com and came up with:
Propylene glycol Propylene glycol (C3H8O2; CAS no. 57-55-6) is a chemical compound, usually a tasteless, odorless, and colorless clear oily liquid that is hygroscopic and miscible with water. Propylene glycol is used:
as a moisturizer to maintain moisture in medicines, cosmetics, food, and tobacco products, as a solvent for food colors, as a carrier in fragrance oils, as a food grade antifreeze and in de-icing solutions to make artificial smoke for use in firefighters' training and theatrical productions, in hand sanitizers, antibacterial lotions, as a main ingredient in many cosmetic products, including baby wipes, bubble baths, and shampoos.
I also looked up Barium, a chemical found in zeolite:
Barium barium (bâr′ ēəm) [Gr.,=heavy], metallic chemical element; symbol Ba; at. no. 56; at. wt. 137.33; m.p. 725°C; b.p. 1,640°C; sp. gr. 3.5 at 20°C; valence +2. Barium is a soft, silver-white, chemically active, poisonous metal with a face-centered cubic crystalline structure. It is an alkaline-earth metal in group IIa of the periodic table. Its principal ore is barite (barium sulfate); it also occurs in the mineral witherite (barium carbonate). The pure metal is obtained by the electrolysis of fused barium salts or, industrially, by the reduction of barium oxide with aluminum. Barium is often used in barium-nickel alloys for spark-plug electrodes and in vacuum tubes as a drying and oxygen-removing agent. Barium oxidizes in air, and it reacts vigorously with water to form the hydroxide, liberating hydrogen. In moist air it may spontaneously ignite. It burns in air to form the peroxide, which produces hydrogen peroxide when treated with water. Barium reacts with almost all of the nonmetals; all of its water-soluble and acid-soluble compounds are poisonous. Barium carbonate is used in glass, as a pottery glaze, and as a rat poison. Chrome yellow (barium chromate) is used as a paint pigment and in safety matches. The chlorate and nitrate are used in pyrotechnics to provide a green color. Barium oxide strongly absorbs carbon dioxide and water; it is used as a drying agent. Barium chloride is used in medicinal preparations and as a water softener. Barium sulfide phosphoresces after exposure to light; it is sometimes used as a paint pigment. Barite, the sulfate ore, has many industrial uses. Because barium sulfate is virtually insoluble in water and acids, it can be used to coat the alimentary tract to increase the contrast for X-ray photography without being absorbed by the body and poisoning the subject. Barium salts give a characteristic green color in the flame test. Barium metal was first isolated in 1808 by Sir Humphry Davy by electrolysis.
and sulfur:
Sulfur sulfur or sulphur (sŭl′ fər), nonmetallic chemical element; symbol S; at. no. 16; at. wt. 32.06; m.p. 112.8°C (rhombic), 119.0°C (monoclinic), about 120°C (amorphous); b.p. 444.674°C; sp. gr. at 20°C, 2.07 (rhombic), 1.957 (monoclinic), 1.92 (amorphous); valence -2, +4, or +6. Sulfur was known to the ancients; it is the brimstone of the Bible. It was first recognized as an element in 1777 by A. L. Lavoisier.Properties and Compounds
Sulfur is found in group VIa of the periodic table. It exhibits allotropy. Solid sulfur occurs principally in three forms, all of which are brittle, yellow in color, odorless, tasteless, and insoluble in water. Two of these solid forms are crystalline, composed of molecules containing eight sulfur atoms and having molecular weight 256.512 amu. Rhombic sulfur has orthorhombic crystalline structure and is stable below 95.5°C; most sulfur is in this form. The monoclinic, or prismatic, form has long, needlelike, nearly transparent crystals; it is stable between 95.5°C and its melting point but reverts to the rhombic form on standing at room temperature. Amorphous sulfur is a dark, noncrystalline, gumlike substance. It is often thought to be a supercooled liquid; it is formed by rapidly cooling molten sulfur, e.g., by pouring it into cold water. It slowly reverts to the rhombic form on standing. The crystalline forms are readily soluble in carbon disulfide, but the amorphous form is not. Many other forms of sulfur exist. Liquid sulfur is unusual in that its viscosity increases as it is heated. This property is thought to be due to the formation of long polymeric chains of sulfur molecules.
potassium (pətăs′ ēəm), a metallic chemical element; symbol K [Lat. kalium=alkali]; at. no. 19; at. wt. 39.0983; m.p. 63.25°C; b.p. 760°C; sp. gr. .862 at 20°C; valence +1.
Potassium is a soft, silver-white metal. Physically and chemically it resembles the other alkali metals in group Ia of the periodic table. It is extremely reactive, more so than sodium. It combines so readily with oxygen that it is usually stored submerged in kerosene or some other hydrocarbon, out of contact with air. It reacts violently with water to form potassium hydroxide, KOH, releasing hydrogen, which usually ignites. It combines directly with the halogens, sulfur, and other nonmetallic elements (except nitrogen). It reacts with many organic compounds.
Calcium carbonate is a chemical compound, with chemical formula CaCO3. It is commonly used as an antacid, and is the active ingredient in agricultural lime.
Zinc oxide is a chemical compound with formula ZnO. It is nearly insoluble in water but soluble in acids or alkalis. It occurs as white hexagonal crystals or a white powder commonly known as zinc white. It remains white when exposed to hydrogen sulfide or ultraviolet light. Crystalline zinc oxide exhibits the piezoelectric effect, is luminescent, and is light sensitive.
Iron(II) sulfate is prepared commercially by oxidation of pyrite or by treating iron with sulfuric acid. It is used in the manufacture of inks, in wool dyeing as a mordant, and in water purification as a substitute for aluminium sulfate. It can also be used to treat iron deficiency.
Cobalt is a hard ferromagnetic silver-white element. The Curie temperature is of 1388 K with 1.6~1.7 Bohr magnetons per atom. It is frequently associated with nickel, and both are characteristic ingredients of meteoric iron. Mammals require small amounts of cobalt salts. Cobalt-60, an artificially produced radioactive isotope of cobalt, is an important radioactive tracer and cancer-treatment agent. Cobalt has a relative permeability two thirds that of iron. Metallic cobalt commonly presents a mixture of two crystallographic structures hcp and fcc with a transition temperature hcp->fcc of 722 K.
calcium carbonate, CaCO3, white chemical compound that is the most common nonsiliceous mineral. It occurs in two crystal forms: calcite, which is hexagonal, and aragonite, which is rhombohedral. Calcium carbonate is largely insoluble in water but is quite soluble in water containing dissolved carbon dioxide, combining with it to form the bicarbonate Ca(HCO3)2. Such reactions on limestone (which is mainly composed of calcite) account for the formation of stalactites and stalagmites in caves. Iceland spar is a pure form of calcium carbonate and exhibits birefringence, or double refraction.
These ingredients are found in:
FMR Land Hermit Crab Treat Crab Island Hermit Crab Food FMR Land Hermit Crab Treat HBH Hermit Crab Cookies
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Post by Angela on Apr 15, 2006 16:44:02 GMT -5
Great job! There really needs to be more research on ethoxyquin.
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Post by Osippi on Apr 18, 2006 15:00:44 GMT -5
Yeah, I agree. The problem is I have yet to find it in an encyclopedia, which is a problem. Since you can look up barium and such in encyclopedias you can see what kind of substance it is... since you can't with Ethoxyquin, it's a bit of a problem.
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Post by Angela on Apr 22, 2006 19:47:01 GMT -5
I even tried it with a dictionary, and it didn't say anything. Maybe I'll do some more research soon. Maybe I'll look on an on-line encyclopedia for some info.
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