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Fictional chemical substance
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)
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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.
 (Reference to [[soma]] of the [[Vedic]] lore, which is the elixir of immortality.)
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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]]''
(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]]