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NESSLERS REAGENT KINGS FOR DETERMINATION OF SERUM UREA NITROGEN Supplier Oman Muscat Barka Salalah Sohar Ruwi Mutrah Nizwa Al Hamra Manah

Nessler's reagent is used to detect ammonia. It is a pale solution which gets darker yellow when some amount of ammonia is added. A brown…
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NIGROSIN STAIN 10% W/V Supplier Oman Muscat Barka Salalah Sohar Ruwi Mutrah Nizwa Al Hamra Manah

Nigrosin stain, 10% w/v is used as staining solution for negative staining. ... Nigrosin consists of a suspension of fine particles of…
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PATENT BLUE V VF Supplier Oman Muscat Barka Salalah Sohar Ruwi Mutrah Nizwa Al Hamra Manah

In medicine, Patent Blue V is used in lymphangiography and sentinel node biopsy as a dye to color lymph vessels. It is also used in dental…
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PALLADIUM SPONGE 99.9% POWDER Supplier Oman Muscat Barka Salalah Sohar Ruwi Mutrah Nizwa Al Hamra Manah

Palladium sponge has a wide variety of uses including functioning as an oxygen getter and catalyst.. We also manufacture other sponge…
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N PENTANE FOR SYNTHESIS Supplier Oman Muscat Barka Salalah Sohar Ruwi Mutrah Nizwa Al Hamra Manah

Pentanes are some of the primary blowing agents used in the production of polystyrene foam and other foams. Usually, a mixture of n-, i-,…
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P ANISIDINE 98% Supplier Oman Muscat Barka Salalah Sohar Ruwi Mutrah Nizwa Al Hamra Manah

Para-anisidine is a reagent that reacts with aldehydes to give products that absorb at 350 nm (Fig. 7.5). The p-anisidine value is defined…
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LITMUS RED INDICATOR PAPERS Supplier Oman Muscat Barka Salalah Sohar Ruwi Mutrah Nizwa Al Hamra Manah

Red litmus paper is a base indicator. It turns blue at 8.1 pH and higher. While not a measure of pH levels, it's a quick and accurate way…
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MERCURY METAL PURE Supplier Oman Muscat Barka Salalah Sohar Ruwi Mutrah Nizwa Al Hamra Manah

Mercury is rarely found in nature as the pure, liquid metal, but rather within compounds and inorganic salts.  Elemental mercury is a…
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MALACHITE GREEN SOLUTION Supplier Oman Muscat Barka Salalah Sohar Ruwi Mutrah Nizwa Al Hamra Manah

Malachite green also is used as a direct dye for silk, wool, jute, and leather and to dye cotton that has been mordanted with tannin.…
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METHANOL SPECIALLY DRIED ARSupplier Oman Muscat Barka Salalah Sohar Ruwi Mutrah Nizwa Al Hamra Manah

Methanol, also known as methyl alcohol or methyl hydrate, amongst other names, is a chemical and the simplest alcohol, with the formula…
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TRYPTONE BACTERIOLOGICAL Supplier Oman Muscat Barka Salalah Sohar Ruwi Mutrah Nizwa Al Hamra Manah

Tryptone is commonly used in microbiology to produce lysogeny broth (LB) for the growth of E. coli and other microorganisms. It provides a…
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METHYL VIOLET FOR MICROSCOPY Supplier Oman Muscat Barka Salalah Sohar Ruwi Mutrah Nizwa Al Hamra Manah

Methyl Violet 10B powder dye is intended for routine staining according to Gram, for staining bacterial components and for staining…
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N BUTANOL AR 99.5% Supplier Oman Muscat Barka Salalah Sohar Ruwi Mutrah Nizwa Al Hamra Manah

N BUTANOL AR 99.5% used in plastics, polymers, lubricants, brake fluids, and synthetic rubber.  It can be used as a source of fuel. As an…
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N,N-METHYLENE BISACRYLAMIDE AR 99% FOR ELECTROPHORESIS Supplier Oman Muscat Barka Salalah Sohar Ruwi Mutrah Nizwa Al Hamra Manah

N,N′-Methylenebisacrylamide (MBAm or MBAA)[1] is a cross-linking agent[2] used during the formation of polymers such as polyacrylamide. Its…
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NN DICYCLOHEXYLCARBODIMIDE DCC 99% MIN FOR BIOCHEMISTRY Supplier Oman Muscat Barka Salalah Sohar Ruwi Mutrah Nizwa Al Hamra Manah

N,N′-Dicyclohexylcarbodiimide (DCC or DCCD) is an organic compound with the chemical formula (C6H11N)2C. It is a waxy white solid with a…
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N-CETYL-N,N,N, TRIMETHYL AMMONIUM BROMIDE (CETRIMIDE) Supplier Oman Muscat Barka Salalah Sohar Ruwi Mutrah Nizwa Al Hamra Manah

Cetrimonium cation acts as an antiseptic agent against bacteria and fungi.  Cetyltrimethylammonium bromide is a quaternary ammonium…
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NITRO BENZENE FOR SYNTHESIS Supplier Oman Muscat Barka Salalah Sohar Ruwi Mutrah Nizwa Al Hamra Manah

nitrobenzene produced in the United States is used to manufacture a chemical called aniline.  Nitrobenzene is also used to produce…
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NIO BIUM PENTOXIDE AR Supplier Oman Muscat Barka Salalah Sohar Ruwi Mutrah Nizwa Al Hamra Manah

Niobium pentoxide is used mainly in the production of niobium metal, but specialized applications exist for lithium niobate and as a…
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N HEXANE FOR HPLC 99% Supplier Oman Muscat Barka Salalah Sohar Ruwi Mutrah Nizwa Al Hamra Manah

 n-Hexane is a chemical made from crude oil. Pure n-Hexane is a colorless liquid with a slightly disagreeable odor. It is highly flammable,…
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N VALERIC ACID 99% Supplier Oman Muscat Barka Salalah Sohar Ruwi Mutrah Nizwa Al Hamra Manah

Valeric acid is used as an intermediate in the manufacture of flavors and perfumes, ester type lubricants, plasticizers and vinyl…
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OXALIC ACID PURIFIED Supplier Oman Muscat Barka Salalah Sohar Ruwi Mutrah Nizwa Al Hamra Manah

oxalic acid solution is heated in adsorption tanks, adds barium carbonate and polyacrylamide precipitates, the coacervation reaction…
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PARAFFIN LIQUID COLOURLESS HEAVY Supplier Oman Muscat Barka Salalah Sohar Ruwi Mutrah Nizwa Al Hamra Manah

Heavy Liquid Paraffin having usage in wide range of industries like Paint Stripper, Rubber Process Oils, In Plastic Industry as plasticizer…
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PERCHLORIC ACID AR 70% SUITABLE FOR DIAMOND INDUSTRY Supplier Oman Muscat Barka Salalah Sohar Ruwi Mutrah Nizwa Al Hamra Manah

Perchloric acid is a mineral acid with the formula HClO4. Usually found as an aqueous solution, this colorless compound is a stronger acid…
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L ORNITHINE MONOHYDROCHLORIDE Supplier Oman Muscat Barka Salalah Sohar Ruwi Mutrah Nizwa Al Hamra Manah

L-ornithine-L-aspartate is most commonly used for reduced brain function in people with advanced liver disease (hepatic encephalopathy). It…