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McGraw Hill Financial, Inc. is an American publicly traded corporation headquartered in Rockefeller Center in New York City. Its primary areas of business are financial, publishing, and business services.
(CH<sub>2</sub>)<sub>3</sub>N<sub>3</sub>(NO<sub>2</sub>)<sub>3</sub> A white, crystalline explosive, consisting of hexahydrotrinitrotriazine, and having high sensitivity and brisance; mixed with other explosives or substances. Abbreviated RDX. Also known as cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine.
Industry:Chemistry
A class of polymers, based on aromatic backbones, having high strength, stiffness, and toughness together with high thermal and oxidative stability, low creep, and the ability to be processed by standard techniques for thermoplastics; examples include polyacetal, polyamide, polycarbonate, and polysulfone resins.
Industry:Chemistry
C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>3</sub>(COOH)<sub>3</sub> A compound crystallizing in colorless needles; melting point 196_C; slightly soluble in water.
Industry:Chemistry
C<sub>16</sub>H<sub>16</sub>N<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub> A compound that crystallizes in the form of hexagonal plates that melt and decompose at 240_C; derived from ergot alkaloids; used as a psychotomimetic agent.
Industry:Chemistry
Prefix indicating hydrocarbons where a carbon is bonded directly to at least four other carbon atoms, such as neopentane.
Industry:Chemistry
C<sub>10</sub>H<sub>19</sub>O<sub>2</sub>SO<sub>3</sub>Na Cream-colored, watersoluble flakes, used as a stabilizing agent in soapless shampoos.
Industry:Chemistry
Pertaining to acetylene or being like acetylene, such as having a triple bond.
Industry:Chemistry
C<sub>12</sub>H<sub>8</sub>N<sub>8</sub>O<sub>12</sub> An orange aniline dye, used in stains in biology and in some photographic filters.
Industry:Chemistry
CH<sub>3</sub>(CH<sub>2</sub>)<sub>4</sub>COOH A colorless liquid fatty acid found in oils and animal fats; used in synthesizing pharmaceuticals and flavors.
Industry:Chemistry
