Chemistry Can Be Pun

 

     With a wild imagination and a flair for puns, you will be able to use the names of many of the elements to take the place of other words or phrases. Some are very straightforward, but many of homonyms require a stretch of the imagination. Be creative and have pun!

 

1. Police officer.

2. Lone Ranger's horse.

3. If they are not here, they ___________.

4. To press a blouse.

5. Motto for an oil well‑drilling company.

6. What should you do with dead people's bodies?

7. A fixture in your house with a faucet and a drain.

8. Wholenium x 0.5.

9. A ridiculous prisoner.

10. A burial chamber that weighs 2 000 pounds.

11. Guided or directed.

12. Grab that guy!

13. What do you do before you brand a steer.

14. A popular red or pink flower found in pots.

15. A Latin Mickey Mouse's dog.

16. Someone who helps people in distress is a good

17. After successfully riding a bronco, a rancher shouts, "I ___________  ."

18. What do you do if you are a big, dark cloud?

19. Speaking of beautiful mountains, you might say, "They ___________  ."

20. Funds from your mother's sister.

21. Opposite of hot.

22. A person from Norway, Sweden, or Finland.

23. A native American.

24. If people are sick, the doctor will ___________.

25. A wrestler holding down an opponent may have a _____________  him.

26. The kitchen on a Roman ship.

27. The police may stage a bookie joint.

28. A roll shaped like an automobile.

29. A person from Troy who only goes out after dark.

30. What a fatally wounded person says.

31. Boards that have nailed down to walk upon.

32. The ruler of Davy Jones' Locker.

33. What kings, queens, princes, and princesses do.

34. A name for a person who talks too much.

35. How to order beer in a German restaurant.

36. Function of a bullet-proof vest..

37. Upper class of Troy.

38. What do you do to the wrinkles when you iron a shirt.

 

Pun Answers

Many new and amazing compounds are being discovered daily.  Recently a new class of compounds has been developed which miraculously have formulas related to either their uses or their sources.  One such compound has been found to be useful in ballpoint pens.  It is composed of indium and potassium.  Surprisingly its chemical formula is InK.  Several more of these remarkable compounds are listed below.  Use the information to write their chemical formulas.

 

1. A pen to hold ink can be made of a compound containing one part bismuth and one part carbon.
2. A compound with equal parts tin, oxygen, and boron does not mix with other substances.
3. One part phosphorus and nine parts potassium make up this compound that was recently isolated from dog urine.
4. A very absorbent material of equal parts sulfur, phosphorus, oxygen, nitrogen, and germanium has multiple uses.
5. A mineral of the three elements aluminum, sulfur, and phosphorus is found in a major mountain range.
6. The compound containing lithium, phosphorus, and sulfur forms a structure that enables you to smooch.
7. This chemical, sometimes found in rabbits’ feet, contains one part lutetium, one part carbon, and one part potassium.
8. A compound that’s helpful around exam time is one part chromium and one part americium.
9. Bromine, iodine, carbon, and potassium are found in this material that is used to build houses.
10. This compound which was banned by the church can be a lot of fun (and cause a lot of trouble) contains one part nitrogen and one part silicon.
11. Found in automobiles, this compound contains one part sulfur and one part gallium.
12. A substance one part boron, one part oxygen, and one part astatine floats on water.
13. This compound – one part aluminum, one part molybdenum, and one part neodymium – makes a very nutty substance.
14. A compound of one part potassium, one part nickel, and one part iron penetrates many other substances.
15. Tungsten, rhenium, nitrogen, and hydrogen can form a useful tool.
16. Equal parts of carbon, oxygen, calcium, cobalt, and lanthanum will make a tasty beverage.
17. A substance that’s one part cobalt, one part radon, and one part yttrium is similar to many of these examples.