To keep fried items crispythroughout sodium bisulphite is added. Solidification of ice-creamis preventedby adding ethylene glycol. The synthetic explosives like RDX, propellants and rocket fuels, are made from chemical compounds. Synthetic fuels like petrol, diesel, kerosene, CNGandLPG containvarious hydrocarbons. Fire extinguishers, coolants, spray paints, foam, CFCs and aerosols are made of chemicals.

Silicon compounds are used in glass and computer industries. Mosquito coils contain pyrethroid class of insecticides. Antidotes given for poisoning arechemical substances. Silver salts are applied in photography. Cooking process also involves several chemical phenomena.

Lubricants, adhesives and all types of inks are chemical compounds.

In medicinal field, almost all themedicines used arechemical substances. Medicinesranging from antipyretics, to antineoplastics are various pharmaceuticals. These can be used either in the colloidal from as syrups, tablets or as intravenous injections like various chemotherapeutics. In addition, radiation therapy also uses several radioactive isotopes. In the current scenario diagnostic agents(mainly the technetium compounds) are used for imagining various parts and organs of human body. Overall,the chemical compounds play a major role in diagnosis and treatment for most of the diseases. Narcoticdrugs and psychotropicsubstancesare made from plant products viz alkaloids with active principles. Novel drugs can be used for treating fast spreading epidemic and its transformed forms (covid-19).