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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 vag(contracted; show full)
|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. 
Used in form of blade or bullet, which led to the idiom ''[[silver bullet]]''
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|[[Tin foil]]
|Various conspiracy theorists, ''[[Signs (movie)|Signs]]''
|Supposedly, one can protect oneself against governmental/alien 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]
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==Fictional compounds and alloys==
(contracted; show full)==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]]