Zeaxanthin
Zeaxanthin is a carotenol. It has a role as an antioxidant, a cofactor and a bacterial metabolite. It derives from a hydride of a beta-carotene.
Chemical Glossary — Letter Z
12 chemicals found starting with "Z"
Zero-Order Reaction
A zero-order reaction is a reaction whose rate is independent of the concentration of the reactant(s). The rate is constant and equal only to the rate constant k. This occurs when …
Zinc
A bluish-white metallic element with atomic number 30 and symbol Zn. It is an essential trace element for humans. Zinc is used to galvanize steel (protecting it from corrosion), in…
Zinc
Zinc is a bluish-white metal and the 24th most abundant element in Earth crust. It is an essential trace mineral for all life and the fourth most widely used metal after iron, alum…
Zinc chloride
Zinc chloride (ZnCl2) is a salt that appears as Zinc chloride is a white crystalline solid. It is soluble in water. It is corrosive to metals and therefore irritating to the skin, …
Zinc nitrate
Zinc nitrate is an inorganic nitrate salt having zinc(2+) as the couterion. It has a role as a NMR chemical shift reference compound. It is an inorganic zinc salt and an inorganic …
Zinc oxide
Zinc oxide (OZn) is an inorganic compound that appears as Crude zinc oxide is a yellow-gray granular solid with no odor. It is insoluble in water. The primary hazard is the threat …
Zinc sulfate
Zinc sulfate is a metal sulfate compound having zinc(2+) as the counterion. It has a role as a fertilizer. It is a zinc molecular entity and a metal sulfate. It contains a zinc(2+)…
Zirconium
Zirconium is a lustrous, grey-white transition metal, atomic number 40. Exceptionally corrosion resistant and has low neutron absorption cross-section, making it ideal for nuclear …
Zirconium(IV) oxide
Zirconium(IV) oxide (O2Zr) is an inorganic compound that appears as Other Solid; Dry Powder, Other Solid; Liquid; Water or Solvent Wet Solid; Dry Powder; Dry Powder, Liquid; Pellet…
Zone Refining
A method for purifying metals and semiconductors by slowly moving a narrow molten zone along a bar of the material. Impurities concentrate in the molten zone and are swept to one e…
Zwitterion
A zwitterion (also called an inner salt or dipolar ion) is a molecule that has both a positive and a negative electrical charge simultaneously, but is electrically neutral overall.…
About Chemicals Starting With Z
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