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A '''fictional chemical substance''' is a [[chemical element]], [[isotope]], [[compound]] or [[mineral]] that exists only in works of [[fiction]] (usually [[fantasy]] or [[science fiction]]). It should be noted that no actual periodic elements end in '-ite', though many [[mineral]]s have names with this suffix. Some of the materials listed below may indeed be minerals, alloys, or other such combinations instead of being pure elements, but fictional works are often vague on such distinctions. Grouping is done by what seems most likely.

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==Fictional elements==

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!Name
!Source
!Uses
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|[[Adamantium]]
|[[Marvel Comics]], [[Samurai Jack]], some [[fantasy]] [[role-playing game]]s
|The strongest metal known in the [[Marvel Universe|universe]] of [[Marvel Comics]]. Once cast, it cannot be bent, blunted, or broken. It is used in weapons, notably [[Wolverine (comics)|Wolverine]]'s claws, [[Captain America]]'s shield, and various [[robot]]s.
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|[[Administratium]]
|[[Joke]]
|A well-known joke in scientific circles, a spoof on the bureaucracy of scientific establishments and on descriptions of newly discovered elements.
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|[[Balthorium]]
|''[[Dr. Strangelove]]''
|An isotope, Balthorium G, has a radioactive [[halflife]] of 93 years. It is used in a [[doomsday machine]] which will release it into the atmosphere if triggered. Not related to real-life [[thorium]].
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|Carbonadium
||[[Marvel Comics]]
|A malleable form of adamantium.
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|Cavorite
|H. G. Wells' ''[[The First Men in the Moon]]''; also used in ''[[The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen]]''
|Cavorite is impervious to gravity and can shield other material from its effects. It is used to shield a craft from Earth's pull, allowing easy flight.  It was named after its discoverer, Mr. Cavor, who used its levitational properties to travel to the Moon.
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|Dalekanium
|''[[Doctor Who]]''
|A metal used by the [[Dalek]]s in the manufacture of extremely powerful bombs. Depleted Dalekanium is also used in their armor.
|-
|[[Dilithium]]
|''[[Star Trek]]''
|A reddish-orange crystal capable of moderating matter-antimatter annihilations, used in the reactors of many species' starships and a key system of faster-than-light [[warp drive]]s. The related element (isotope?) [[Trilithium]] has various uses as a weapon.
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|Illudium Q-36
|[[Looney Tunes]]
|Used by [[Marvin the Martian]] as a planet-destroying explosive.
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|Jumbonium
|''[[Futurama (animated series)|Futurama]]''
|Each atom of this element is large enough to be easily visible to the naked eye, with marble-sized nucleons and electrons.
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|[[Kryptonite]]
|[[DC Comics]]
|Usually a green crystal, sometimes other colours. Most Kryptonite was created during the destruction of [[Superman]]'s home planet [[Krypton (planet)|Krypton]]; exposure to it is highly detrimental to Kryptonians (prolonged exposure can also harm Earth-humans). Can be used as a power source or ornament, but is more frequently used as a weapon against Kryptonians.
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|[[Mithril]]
|[[Middle-earth]], several [[video games]] and [[role-playing games]]
|A light, silvery metal that is as strong as steel, but very light and easy to work. While mithril has properties similar to those of [[titanium]] or [[aluminium]] [[alloy]], the fact that it was mined in native form in [[Moria (Middle-earth)|Moria]] suggests it has no direct real-world analogue. It is used for making superb chain-mail armour and other means of protection.  An alternate spelling, "Mythril", appears in the video game series [[Final Fantasy]] with basically the same properties as Mithril.
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|Narrativium
|''[[The Science of Discworld]]'' and ''[[The Science of Discworld II: The Globe]]''
|An element unique to the Discworld; proto-substance from which all things spring forth. It is the fundemental element of Story, and is how things know what they're meant to be. 
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|Octiron
|[[Discworld]]
|A dense black metal that is a large part of the Discworld's crust. It is highly magical with a melting point above the range of metal forges. The gates of [[Unseen University]] are made out of it. A needle made of octiron will always point to the Hub, the centre of the Discworld's magical field; it will also darn its owner's socks by itself. The University tower bell ("Old Tom" is made of it, and rings audible silences. Coin's staff in ''[[Sourcery]]'' was made out of it.
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|[[Orichalcum]]
|Mythology ([[Atlantis]])
|A reddish metal mined in Atlantis, used to make structures and walls.  May be based on an actual mineral or gold/copper alloy, possibly [[Auricupride]].
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|Phostlite
|[[Tintin]], "The Shooting Star"
|Discovered by Professor Decimus Phostle.
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|Thyrium
|[[Matthew Reilly]]'s Temple
|This element came from a meteor and was used in a doomsday bomb.
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|Unknown Element from ''The Colour out of Space''
|[[H. P. Lovecraft]]'s horror tale "[[The Colour out of Space]]"
|First identified in a meteorite that lands in a farmer's field, it has a distinctive, unnatural colour not found in nature. An [[alkaline metal]], it is highly toxic and somewhat [[mutagenic]].
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|[[Unobtainium]]
|''[[The Core]]'', many [[thought experiment]]s
|Unobtainium is really any a material that is unobtainable (for example titanium was called unobtainium during the 60s within American aerospace due to the Soviets cornering the market); although it can be that it possesses properties that are unlikely or impossible for any real material to possess and is hence completely ''unobtainable''. It is also an informal name for an improbably strong material found in works of science fiction, only used explicitly in ''[[The Core]]''. It is typically used to fill a plot hole, allowing characters to do things that may not be physically possible even in principle; although a possibly more correct term is "[[handwaving|handwavium]]".
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|Upsidaisium
|''[[The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show]]''
|Upsidasium is a metal that is lighter than air and can be obtained by mining in upsidasium-rich areas.
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|[[Vibranium]]
|[[Marvel Comics]]
|An [[extraterrestrial]] metal that exists in two forms. [[Wakanda (Marvel Comics)|Wakanda]]n vibranium absorbs vibrational energy (e.g. [[sound]]). The more energy it stores the tougher it becomes, due to the energy reinforcing its [[molecular bonds]]. If the bonds are broken, all the energy is released, causing an explosion. It is found only in the [[Africa]]n nation of Wakanda, ruled by the [[Black Panther (comics)|Black Panther]]. The other form, [[Antarctic]] vibranium, emits a vibration that separates the bonds of other metals, liquifying them.
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|Vik-ro
|[[Carson of Venus]] by [[Edgar Rice Burroughs]]
|One of the two components of Lor (see below) which when combined with Yor-san results in total annihilation of the Lor, releasing tremendous energy.
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|Yor-san
|[[Carson of Venus]] by [[Edgar Rice Burroughs]]
|One of the two components of Lor (see below) which when combined with Vik-ro results in total annihilation of the Lor, releasing tremendous energy.
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==Fictional [[isotope]]s of real elements==

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!Name
!Isotope of
!Source
!Uses
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|Quadium
|[[Hydrogen]]
|''[[The Mouse that Roared]]''
|Common hydrogen has one [[proton]], one [[electron]], and no [[neutron]]s. [[Deuterium]] and [[Tritium]] have, respectively, one and two neutrons per atom, and are used for [[hydrogen bomb]]s. Quadium, following logic, must have ''three'' neutrons, and is, in the story, capable of blasting an entire continent off the face of the Earth.
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|Plutonium-186
|[[Plutonium]]
|''[[The Gods Themselves]]''
|An isotope of plutonium which is too unstable to exist in our [[universe]] but which exists naturally in parallel universes whose [[strong nuclear force|strong nuclear forces]] are more intense.
|-
|}

==Fictional properties of real materials==

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!Name
!Source
!Uses
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|[[Aluminum]]
|''[[Star Trek]]
|Transparent metal used for enclosing whale tanks
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|[[Cermet]]
|''[[Final Fantasy XI]]''
|Super-hard material used to build structures, armor and weapons.
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|[[Gold]]
|Various [[Role-playing game|RPG]]s
|Used to make weapons and armor, often superior in strength to bronze or silver, despite gold's high malleability.
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|[[Iron]]
|[[Discworld]], ''[[The Boggart]]'', et cetera.
|Is completely and totally immune to magic, in much the same way as lead is resistant to radiation.<br />In many [[fantasy]] novels, iron is deadly to [[elf|elves]] and/or [[fairy|fairies]].
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|[[Neutronium]]
|''[[Star Trek]],'' et cetera.
|An extremely dense material made entirely of neutrons, it is theorized to be the main constituent of [[neutron star]]s.  It is actually expected to decompose messily at any reasonable pressure, but this doesn't prevent authors from building space ships out of it and attributing to it various desirable qualities as armor, structural material, etc.
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|[[Silver]]
|German folklore, et cetera.
|Is proof against [[werewolf|werewolves]], which are immune or resistant to normal weapons. 
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|[[Tin foil]]
|Various conspiracy theorists, ''[[Signs (movie)|Signs]]''
|Supposedly, one can protect oneself against governmental mind-control rays by wearing a [[tinfoil hat]]. 
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|[[Ununpentium]] (a.k.a. Elerium-115)
|Urban myths, [[UFO conspiracy theory]] culture, [[Dark Reign]], ''[[The Core]]''
|This material, as-yet unsynthesized in laboratories but given a slot on the [[periodic table]], has all sorts of lore around it, as [http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=elerium-115&spell=1 a Google search reveals]
|}

==Fictional compounds and alloys==

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!Name
!Source
!Uses
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|[[Adamant]]
|[[Diamond]]
|a stone of impenetrable hardness.
|-
|[[Agatean Empire|Agatean]] Thunder Clay
|''[[The Last Hero]]'', [[Discworld]]
|A powerful explosive, triggered by reacting with acid. The explosion also cancels out magic, possibly with the thaumatological equivilent of an [[electromagnetic pulse]].
|-
|[[Anti-Ice]]
|[[Stephen Baxter]]
|A form of [[antimatter]], stable due to its [[superconductivity|superconductive]] properties, that releases vast quantities of energy when heated.
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|Archerite
|[[Star Trek]]: [[Enterprise]]
|A compound "invented" by Shran. Whilst pursuing the Xindi he claimed he was searching for the rare compound "Archerite".
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|Arenak
|[[E. E. Smith]]'s [[Skylark of Space]] series
|A fictitious transparent metal 500 times stronger and harder than the strongest and hardest [[steel]], and is used primarily for spaceship armor.  It is created by molding a plastic-like clay called the "matrix" into the desired shape, then coating the matrix in a weak saline solution and running an electric current across it. Pigments may be incorporated into the matrix to make opaque colored arenak.
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|Balonium
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|Biphase carbide
|''[[Ogre (game)|Ogre]]'' game
|Conceived by [[Steve Jackson]] as fighting vehicle armor in the [[Ogre (game)|Ogre]] game
|-
|Blackrock
|[[Ultima]] series
|A mystical mineral that can bend space and time, and is known to resist magic.  It is able to open portals to other dimensions and summon creatures through them, and it is crucial to producing the Black [[Moongate]], by which the [[Guardian (Ultima)|Guardian]] attempted to enter [[Britannia (Ultima)|Britannia]].  It was also how the [[Avatar (Ultima)|Avatar]] managed to escape the Guardian's trap on the world of Pagan (and became the Titan of Ether) and how he contained the Armageddon spell by which he ascends and the Guardian is destroyed.  Blackrock is used in Ultima IX to make strong armor and a Blackrock sword, though its suitability for this purpose has never previously been established.
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|Black Smoke
|''[[The War of the Worlds]]''
|Toxic gas used by [[Mars|Martian]] invaders.  [[Spectrograph|Spectrographic]] analysis shows an unusual triplet of blue lines.
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|Carbonite
|''[[Star Wars]]''
|Han Solo is frozen in a block of this and successfully revived later.<br>
''Not to be confused with the real [[explosive material]] [[carbonite]]''
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|Cheddite
|''[[Star Smashers of the Galaxy Rangers]]''
|Made by irradiating [[Cheddar cheese]], it enabled faster-than-light travel.<br>
''Not to be confused with the real class of [[explosive material]]s [[cheddite]]s''
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|Chemical X
|''[[The Powerpuff Girls]]''
|A mysterious chemical created by Professor Utonium. When he accidentally mixed it with sugar, spice, and everything nice, it created The Powerpuff Girls.
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|Corbomite
|''[[Star Trek]]'' episode ''[[The Corbomite Maneuver]]''
|A meta-fictional substance that was "invented" by Captain Kirk as a way to bluff his way out of a dangerous situation in which a vastly superior alien vessel was threatening to destroy the ship. Kirk claimed that a Corbomite-based weapon, which the Enterprise supposedly carried as a last-resort deterrent, was capable of returning an attacker's destructive energy to the attacker, resulting in a huge explosion which would wreak horrendous devastation through a large region of space.
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|Dagal
|[[E. E. Smith]]'s [[Skylark of Space]] series
|conceived by [[E. E. Smith]] for ship armor in the [[Skylark of Space]] series
|-
|Dargonite
|[[Marvel Comics]]
|possibly the same as [[uru]].  
|-
|Darksteel
|[[Magic: The Gathering storylines]]
|A type of metal that is,  for all intents and purposes, indestructible. Used in various robots, machines, artifacts, and equipment.
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|Dilithium
|''[[Star Trek]]''
|Crystalline substance used in warp engines
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|Duranium
|''[[Star Trek]]''
|construction materials in the [[Star Trek]] universe
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|Dureum
|[[E. E. Smith]]'s [[Lensman]] series
|
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|Flowstone
|[[Magic: The Gathering storylines]]
|A type of stone which can be commanded or molded into an endless number of shapes, or animated. It is composed of millions of microscopic [[nanobot|nanorobot]]s.
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|Gekiganium
|''[[Martian Successor Nadesico]]''
|In the Martian Successor Nadesico anime series, the main characters often watch another (fictional) anime series caclled [[Gekigangar III]]. This series-within-a-series features robots built out of a supposedly indestructible alloy referred to as Gekiganium.
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|GND
|''[[Gundam Wing]]''
|'''G'''enetic on Universal '''N'''eutrally '''D'''ifferent Alloy. a.k.a. Gundanium (not to be confused with Gundarium, a.k.a. Lunar Titanium of [[Universal Century]] [[Gundam]]. Created in high temperature plasma only formed in zero gravity, with molecular scale refinements only possible in gravitionally stable [[Lagrange Points]]. Electrically neutral and almost entirely resistant to change, it is used in the manufacture of special beam weapons and armor. Expensive cost to manufacture makes prohibts general military use.
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|Hagane
|''[[Vagrant Story]]''
|An alloy made by combining iron and bronze. Used to make both weapons and armour. (''Hagane'' is Japanese for "steel.")
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|Herculite
|''[[USOS Seaview|USOS Seaview]]''
|conceived by [[Theodore Sturgeon]] for the windows of ''[[USOS Seaview|USOS Seaview]]''
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|Hudderite
|[[Paul Preuss]]'s novel ''The Core''
|A compound able to scratch [[diamond]] and solid under extreme temperatures and pressures. Used as drill components to drill into unprecedented depths and horizontal distances. Composed of [[carbon]], [[beryllium]] and [[silicon]].
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|Ice Nine
|''[[Cat's Cradle]]''
|Has a melting point of 114 degrees [[Fahrenheit]], and turns all water it comes into contact with into Ice Nine. Not related to the real-world [[Ice|ice-IX]].
|-
|Imipolex G
|''[[Gravity's Rainbow]]''
|A [[plastic]] invented by German chemist Laszlo Jamf and used in post-[[World War II|WWII]] [[rocket|rocketry]].  Cross-links among its chemical chains can be controllably formed and re-broken, making it the world's first erectile polymer.
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|Inoson
|[[E. E. Smith]]'s [[Skylark of Space]] series
|conceived by [[E. E. Smith]] for ship armor in the [[Skylark of Space]] series
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|Latinum
|''[[Star Trek]]''
|A liquid which cannot be replicated or synthesized.  Used as a dominant form of [[currency]] by the [[Ferengi]]. As it is difficult to properly measure liquid for currency transactions, premeasured amounts of latinum are inserted into hollow cores of [[gold]] [[bullion]] of various sizes, leading to the standard units: slip, strip, bar and brick.<br>
For an exposition on the future of money and how latinum might come to be, see "Proposal for an Ideal Nano-Specie: Gold-Pressed Latinum" by [[Robert Freitas]] [http://discuss.foresight.org/critmail/sci_nano/5447.html].
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|Lor
|''[[Carson of Venus]]'' by [[Edgar Rice Burroughs]]
|A tremendously energy-dense airship propellant.
"Fuel for the life of the ship was aboard; and it took up very little space, for it could all be held in the palm of one hand."

Lor "contains an element called yor-san (see above), as yet unknown to Earth men, and another element, vik-ro (see above), the action of which upon yor-san results in absolute annihilation of the lor," thus yielding tremendous energy as compared to a mere chemical reaction.
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|Lunar Titanium
|''[[Universal Century]] [[Gundam]]''
|a.k.a. Gundarium, because of its use in the famed RX-78 Gundam [[Mobile Suit|mobile suit]]. Virtually impenetrable from 120mm tank cannon ammunition, is erosion and weather proof, and has some degree of resistance from energy weapons. Manufactured in zero gravity, and, despite its name, is not made on the moon, but originally from the [[Earth Federation]]'s asteroid base, Luna 2.
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|Kemocite
|''[[Star Trek: Enterprise]]''
|A multi-phasic isotope that has many applications, depending on the level of refinement. Kemocite was one of the key components in the [[Xindi]] weapon and was produced by a Xindi-Sloth plant led by [[Gralik]].
|-
|[[Naquadah]]
|''[[Stargate SG-1]]''
|The Goa'uld power source
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|Naquadria
|''[[Stargate SG-1]]''
|A highly unstable variant of naquadah with greater explosive properties. It can also be used for the powering of hyperspace engines. Naquadria is formed from naquada in an artificial chain reaction. The only known planet containing naquadria is Langara where large deposits were created millenia ago by an unknown [[Goa'uld]] scientist. Unprotected exposure can lead to brain damage, delusions and/or schizophrenia.
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|Nth Metal or Ninth Metal
|[[DC Comics]]
|the alien anti-gravity substance that allows [[Hawkman]] to fly.
|-
|Plasteel
|The ''[[Dune]]'' books
|Hard yet moldable; used frequently as armor.
|-
|Plasphalt
|''[[The Muller-Fokker Effect]]''
|Paving material.
|-
|Polydichloric Euthimal (PDE)
|''[[Terminator 2]]''
|Used here as a high explosive.
|-
|Porkanium Alloy
|''[[The Muppet Show]]''
|The material the ''SS Swine Trek'' is made of in ''Pigs In Space''. Parody of Tritanium.
|-
|[[Technology in Atlas Shrugged#Rearden Metal|Rearden Metal]]
|[[Ayn Rand]]'s ''[[Atlas Shrugged]]''
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|[[Scrith]]
|The ''[[Ringworld]]'' novels
|Conceived by [[Larry Niven]] for the base structure of the [[Ringworld]]
|-
|Smilex
|[[Batman]]
|Poison created by [[The Joker]], kills within minutes, leaves victims with a rictus grin on their faces
|-
|[[Thiotimoline]]
|[[Isaac Asimov]]
|Conceived and described in a spoof scientific paper entitled ''The Endochronic Properties of Resublimated Thiotimoline'' in 1948.   Thiotimoline has the property of dissolving in water slightly ''before'' the actual contact with water.
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|[[Tiberium]]
|[[Command and Conquer]]
|Highly valuable [[crystal]] in the [[Command and Conquer]] series, Usually green, sometimes blue.  Extremely toxic and mutagenic to terrestrial life-forms. Tiberium is used as a resource for mining.
|-
|Transparisteel
|[[Star Wars]] [[Expanded Universe (Star Wars)|Expanded Universe]].
|A completely transparent metal at least as strong as steel. Used primarily for ship windows.  
|-
|[[Transparent aluminum]]
|''[[Star Trek]]''
|Same physical properties as [[aluminum]], but is completely transparent. A real [[alumina]] (i.e., aluminum oxide) exists, known as [[transparent alumina]].
|-
|[[Trellium-D]] 
|''[[Star Trek]]''
|used for insulation against gravitic distortions by the [[Xindi]], [[Starfleet]], and others. Causes brain damage in [[Vulcan (Star Trek)|Vulcan]]s.
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|Trillite
|
|see Yakka
|-
|Trinium
|''[[Stargate SG-1]]''
|Very brittle in raw form but can be refined into a substance 100 times stronger & lighter than steel. [[Stargate Command]] has attempted to acquire reserves of it several times.
|-
|Trioxyn gas 
|''[[Return of the Living Dead]]'' series
|Gas that brings the dead back to life as zombies
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|Tritanium
|''[[Star Trek]]''
|construction materials in the [[Star Trek]] universe
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|Uru
|[[Marvel Comics]]
| an [[Asgard|Asgardian]] material.  [[Thor]]'s hammer is made of this.
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|[[Vespene gas|Vespene Gas]]
|''[[Starcraft]]''
|a valuable natural gas, especially used to manufacture buildings and flying units.
|-
|[[Vibranium]]
|[[Marvel Universe]]
|a sound-absorbing metal
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|Voidstone
|''[[Dungeons and Dragons]]''
|a material from the [[Negative Energy Plane]]
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|Yakka
|[[Marvel Comics]]
|a sound-sensitive metal (sometimes called a mineral). Also known as "Trillite."  
|-
|Ziff
|[[Book of Mormon]]
|An unknown metal mentioned in the [[Book of Mormon]] ([[Book of Mosiah|Mosiah]] 11:3).<br>
In [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]], this term means brightness, i.e. metallic brightness. It is possibly a mistranslation of [[zinc]]. Other have speculated that this refers to [[Orichalcum]], providing a link with [[Atlantis]].
|}

==Fictional medicine and drugs==

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!Name
!Source
!Uses & effects
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|Accela
|''[[Serial Experiments Lain]]''
|Accela is a nano-bot drug that increases the processing power of the brain, and makes its user feel that time has slowed down, i.e. that they are "accelerated".
|-⏎
|Ambrosia
|''[[Deus Ex]]''
|Ambrosia is a temporary "cure" for the disease 'the Grey Death'. It is really a large number of microscopic pods in a liquid suspension. The pods attach to the nanobots for a while and disable them, temporarily shutting down the nanobot-induced(and eventually-fatal) [[autoimmune]] response. 
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|Blinkmoth Serum
|''[[Magic: the Gathering]]''
|Blinkmoth serum is created by killing and harvesting blinkmoths. It grants the user extreme intelligence, self-awareness, and understanding. It is extremely addictive.
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|Buffout
|''[[Fallout (computer game)|Fallout]]''
|Strength enhancer
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|Comatonin
|''[[Futurama (animated series)|Futurama]]''
|fast acting tranquilizer
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|Cordrazine
|''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]''
|Powerful stimulant used to revive patients in an emergency, such as cardiac arrest. 25 ml is usually a lethal dose to humanoids, causing hallucinations, madness and death.
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|Dimoxinil
|''[[The Simpsons]]''
|Hair regrowth drug. Requires daily application or regrown hair is lost.
|-
|Drencrom
|''[[A Clockwork Orange]]''
|Ingredient in milk-plus, sold in the Korova Milkbar.  Likely a reference to [[adrenochrome]].
|-
|Dried Frog Pills
|''[[Discworld]]''
|A [[hallucinogen]], used by the Bursar of [[Unseen University]]. The pills are carefully designed to make him hallucinate that he is sane.
|-
|Dyne
|''[[City of Heroes]]''
|An addictive narcotic that is peddled by more than one street gang. A stronger version, Superadyne, will provide pain immunity and induce the user with violent tendencies. Overuse of Superadyne will degenerate a user into a Troll, which makes them brainless but gives them superhuman powers.
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|Ephemerol
|''[[Scanners]]''
|Tranquilizer, used as a morning sickness remedy. Produces mutations during development.
|-
|Excelsior
|''[[City of Heroes]]
|A powerful narcotic that raises the normal physical attributes of a human, including an incredibly high pain tolerance. The street gang known as the Freakshow take advantage of the pain tolerance to replace their limbs with cybernetic implants.
|-
|Felicium
|''[[Star Trek]]''
|[[Narcotic]]
|-
|Focusin
|''[[The Simpsons]]''
|A [[Ritalin]]-like drug
|-
|Flash
|''[[Andromeda (TV series)]]''
|A highly addictive drug designed for better slipstream navigation.
|-
|Formula 51
|''[[Formula 51]]''
|Narcotic
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|Gleemonex
|''[[Brain Candy]]''
|Anti-depressant
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|Happy Plant
|''[[Dinosaurs (television)]]''
|Euphoria
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|Haza
|''[[Supernova (movie)|Supernova]]''
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|Iocaine Powder
|''[[The Princess Bride]]'' by [[William Goldman]]
|A deadly poison. Has no odor or taste. Dissolves instantly in liquid. It is possible to build an immunity to the poison over the course of several years. Used by the hero Wesley to outsmart the Sicilian, Vizzini.
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|Jet
|''[[Fallout (computer game)|Fallout]]''
|Euphoric, highly addictive. Plays important role in world of Fallout II.
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|Jumpstart
|''[[Transmetropolitan]]''
|An [[amphetamine]]-like stimulant, taken orally in pills or smoked.  Used to dilute space dust, it is known to cause constipation.
|-
|Ketracel white
|''[[Star Trek]]''
|a white, liquid drug to which genetically engineered [[Jem'Hadar]] super-soldiers are born addicted. The drug is supplied to the Jem'Hadar by the [[Vorta]], the middle-men of the villainous [[Dominion (Star Trek)|Dominion]].  All Jem'Hadar soldiers are supplied with a device that pumps the drug through a transparent tube into their system from a small capsule.  Without the drug, Jem'Hadar soldiers experience painful withdrawal symptoms and eventually death.  The drug serves the Jem'Hadar as a form of nutrition, and their genetic structure is designed to be dependent on its presence, in order to prevent rebellion against the Dominion.  Only one case of a non-addicted Jem'Hadar soldier is known: an anomaly which was the result of a random genetic mutation.<br>
Some sources have also indicated that the drug can be used as a narcotic by other species.
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|KR-3
|''[[Flow My Tears, The Policeman Said]]''
|An experimental compound which disrupts the brain's ability to distinguish alternate realities.  Even if they do not consume the drug, people involved in the drug user's life can be shifted into an alternate existence based on the drug user's mind.
|-
|Levitol
|''[[Mallworld]]''
|A controlled but largely legal recreational drug which enables the consumer to fly.
|-
|Lot 6
|''[[Firestarter]]''
|Hallucinogen; telekenetic power enabler
|-
|Mañanacillin
|''[[American Flagg!]]''
|Combination antibotic and contraceptive, heavily classified studies show long term use leads to sterility.
|-
|Magic Potion
|''[[Asterix]]''
|Gives the imbiber temporary super-strength. Apparently has permanent effects if one falls into an entire cauldron in childhood.
|-
|Mechanics
|''[[Transmetropolitan]]''
|Recreational drug taken with the aid of an [[artificial intelligence|AI]].  Both the AI and the human user enjoy hallucinations; the drug causes portions of the human body to develop into cybernetic implants.
|-
|Melange
|''[[Dune (novel)|Dune]]'' series
|Also called Spice.  Mind altering; whites of eyes turn blue as a side-effect. Makes space travel possible.
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|Mentats
|''[[Fallout (computer game)|Fallout]]''
|Intelligence booster. Note reference to [[Dune (novel)|Dune]].
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|Neuroin
|''[[Minority Report]]''
|Effects similar to [[heroin]], administered intraveneously.
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|Panadote
|''[[The Dying Sun]]''
|Painkiller
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|Polydichloric Euthimal (PDE)
|''[[Outland (movie)|Outland]]''
|Used here as an amphetamine compound.
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|Project 5 formulas
|''[[The Lawnmower Man]]''
|A collection of drugs designed to increase neurochemical activity and enhance intelligence.  Developed and tested on animals, their use on humans is strongly contraindicated.
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|Prozium
|''[[Equilibrium (2002 movie)|Equilibrium]]''
|A drug in liquid form that is injected directly into the neck. It is an emotion suppressor, and a user will not feel unhappiness, depression or anger, as well as all positive emotions. The effect is temporary, and Prozium must be taken at regular intervals or the user will start to feel again. Prozium is collected at a distribution center called Equilibrium.
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|Redeye
|''[[Cowboy Bebop]]'' episode 1
|Amphetamine-type recreational drug, highly illegal and extremely valuable.  Users perceive a slowed rate of time, and seem to have incredibly quick reflexes.
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|Repressitol
|''[[The Simpsons]]''
|Supresses unpleasant memories.
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|Serum 114
|''[[A Clockwork Orange]]''
| Injected during the Ludovico treatment, which uses a series of violent images forced on the viewer in order to cure violent urges in criminals.  ([[Stanley Kubrick]] often used the number 114 in his films; compare the CRM-114 encryption device in ''[[Dr. Strangelove]].'')
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|Silver Serpent Venom
|''[[Ultima]]''
|Dramatic increase in strength, poisonous.
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|Slab
|''[[Discworld]]''
|'Recreational' (for [[troll (Discworld)|troll]]s). Technically not a fictional drug, so much as one that has no intoxicating effect on humans as Discworld trolls are silicon based lifeforms. Slab is described as being a mixture of [[chloric ammonium]] and [[radium]].
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|Slappers
|''[[Batman Beyond]]''
|A [[steroid]], absorbed through the skin. Based on ''Venom'' (see below).
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|Sleep-EX
|''[[Rat Race]]''
|Fights insomnia; in large doses it can cause unconsciousness in fully awake people.
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|[[Soma]]
|''[[Brave New World]]''
|An antidepressant which is hallucinogenic if taken in sufficient quantities; developed under governmental subsidies and engineered to have almost no side effects.  Large doses cause death by depressing the [[medulla oblongata]]'s respiration centers.
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|Somnambutol
|''[[American Flagg!]]''
|Hallucinogenic barbituate, used for both recreational use, in small doses, and riot control, where it is commonly used in Snowball 99 capsule bullets.
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|Space
|''[[Transmetropolitan]]''
|Hallucinogen, often taken in the smokeable form ''space dust.''
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|Spaceoline
|[[Isaac Asimov]]'s "I'm in Marsport Without Hilda"
|Medication given to prevent space sickness during interplanetary travel.  Users babble, speaking in free association; the ability to react to stimuli (including sexual arousal) is reduced.  The legal version is in common use, but slight chemical alterations can transform it into a hazardous narcotic.
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|Spank
|''[[Grand Theft Auto III]]''
|Narcotic
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|Spark
|''[[G.I. Joe]]''
|Erratic behavior.  Lethal in excessive doses.
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|Spice
|''[[Star Wars]]''
|Mind-altering. See also [[Melange]]
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|Stimutacs
|''[[Sealab 2021]]''
|"Herbal dietary supplement", produced from all natural ingredients (99% kelp, 1% <strike>fugu tetrodotoxin</strike> other). Highly hallucinogenic, euphoric stimulant.
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|Substance D
|''[[A Scanner Darkly]]''
|Dampens the links between the left and right hemispheres of the brain, causing vivid hallucinations. Also called "Death," it is lethally addictive.
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|Synthemesc
|''[[A Clockwork Orange]]''
|Ingredient in milk-plus, sold in the Korova Milkbar. Synthemesc is a [[hallucinogen]], its name derived from "synthetic [[mescaline]]".
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|Trinity
|''[[The Crow: City of Angels]]''
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|Tripwire
|''[[Transmetropolitan]]''
|Hallucinogen simulator, used and abused by sentient [[artificial intelligence|AIs]].
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|Valkyr
|''[[Max Payne]]''
|Highly addictive narcotic, that spread rapidly through [[New York City]]. Junkies are driven mad and go on insane killing sprees.
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|Vellocet
|''[[A Clockwork Orange]]''
|Ingredient in milk-plus, sold in the Korova Milkbar.  Produces alertness and ultra-violent tendencies.
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|Venus Drug
|''[[Star Trek]]''
|[[Aphrodisiac]]
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|Venom
|''[[Batman]]''
|Highly addictive super-steroid.  Increases physical performance and stamina.
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|Vraxoin
|''[[Doctor Who]]''
|Addictive and deadly drug created from Mandrells, alien monsters from the planet Eden.
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|Yakov's Elixir
|''[[The Inspector General]]''
|[[Snake oil]]
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|Zyme
|''[[Deus Ex]]''
|Pleasure inducing drug.  Small doses can be quite lethal.
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==See also==
*[[Archive of fictional things]]
*[[List of discredited substances]]

==External links==
*[http://members.shaw.ca/legion_of_super-heroes/equipment/elements/ Elements from DC Comics Legion of Super-heroes]

[[Category:Lists of fictional things|Chemical substances]]