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| Formula | Modality | Category | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| bone BIOL001 | — | Raman | Biological | MBARI Ocean Polymers | |
| bone BIOL007 | — | Raman | Biological | MBARI Ocean Polymers | |
| bone BIOL009 | — | Raman | Biological | MBARI Ocean Polymers | |
| bone BIOL025 | — | Raman | Biological | MBARI Ocean Polymers | |
| butylethylhydrogenphosphate | C6H15O4P | Mass Spec | Chemical | MassBank | |
| butylpropylhydrogenphosphate | C7H17O4P | Mass Spec | Chemical | MassBank | |
| cAMP | C10H12N5O6P | Mass Spec | Chemical | MassBank | |
| calcium carbonate BIOL003 | — | Raman | Pristine | MBARI Ocean Polymers | |
| calcium carbonate BIOL014 | — | Raman | Pristine | MBARI Ocean Polymers | |
| cellulose BIOL005 | — | Raman | Biological | MBARI Ocean Polymers | |
| cellulose BIOL021 | — | Raman | Biological | MBARI Ocean Polymers | |
| cellulose PLAS257 | — | Raman | Biological | MBARI Ocean Polymers | |
| charcoal BIOL002 | — | Raman | Pristine | MBARI Ocean Polymers | |
| chitin BIOL004 | — | Raman | Biological | MBARI Ocean Polymers | |
| chitin BIOL012 | — | Raman | Biological | MBARI Ocean Polymers | |
| chitin BIOL022 | — | Raman | Biological | MBARI Ocean Polymers | |
| cis,cis-Muconic acid | C6H6O4 | Mass Spec | Chemical | MassBank | |
| cis-4-Hydroxyproline | C5H9NO3 | Mass Spec | Chemical | MassBank | |
| cis-Aconitate | C6H6O6 | Mass Spec | Chemical | MassBank | |
| cis-Aconitic acid | C6H6O6 | Mass Spec | Natural product | MassBank | |
| cis-Nerolidol | C15H26O | Mass Spec | Lipid | MassBank | |
| cis-Stilbene SA-S4808 75K | — | NIR | Organic | USGS | |
| cis-Stilbene SA-S4808 85K | — | NIR | Organic | USGS | |
| cis-Zeatin riboside | C15H21N5O5 | Mass Spec | Chemical | MassBank | |
| cis-chlordane | C10H6Cl8 | Mass Spec | Natural product | MassBank | |
| clear plastic hollow sphere PLAS256 | — | Raman | Pristine | MBARI Ocean Polymers | |
| collagen BIOL016 | — | Raman | Biological | MBARI Ocean Polymers | |
| cyanidin-3-O-rutinoside | [C27H31O15]+ | Mass Spec | Natural product | MassBank | |
| cyclic3-(1,2-ethanediylacetale)-estra-5(10),9(11)-diene-3,17-dione | C20H26O3 | Mass Spec | Environmental | MassBank | |
| cyclosulfamuron | C17H19N5O6S | Mass Spec | Natural product | MassBank | |
| d-HCH | C6H6Cl6 | Mass Spec | Natural product | MassBank | |
| d-alpha-BHC | C6H6Cl6 | Mass Spec | Pesticide | MassBank | |
| dKeima570 (excitation) | — | Fluorescence | Fluorescent protein | FPbase | |
| dTFP0.2 (emission) | — | Fluorescence | Fluorescent protein | FPbase | |
| delta-Aminolevulinic acid | C5H9NO3 | Mass Spec | Natural product | MassBank | |
| delta-BHC | C6H6Cl6 | Mass Spec | Pesticide | MassBank | |
| delta-Tocopherol | C27H46O2 | Mass Spec | Lipid | MassBank | |
| delta-Tocotrienol | C27H40O2 | Mass Spec | Lipid | MassBank | |
| delta4-Dafachronic acid | C27H42O3 | Mass Spec | Chemical | MassBank | |
| delta7-Dafachronic acid | C27H42O3 | Mass Spec | Chemical | MassBank | |
| delta9-Tetrahydrocannabinol | C21H30O2 | Mass Spec | Environmental | MassBank | |
| dentin BIOL008 | — | Raman | Pristine | MBARI Ocean Polymers | |
| desethyl-desisopropyl-atrazine | C3H4ClN5 | Mass Spec | Environmental | MassBank | |
| dhas#18 | C17H32O8 | Mass Spec | Chemical | MassBank | |
| diAMS | C30H31N | Mass Spec | Environmental | MassBank | |
| diMe-SPA6DC | C16H22O7S | Mass Spec | Chemical | MassBank | |
| diMe-STA2DC | C16H20O7S | Mass Spec | Chemical | MassBank | |
| dibutyladipate | C14H26O4 | Mass Spec | Environmental | MassBank | |
| dibutylhydrogenphosphate | C8H19O4P | Mass Spec | Chemical | MassBank | |
| diethyldiallylmalonate | C13H20O4 | Mass Spec | Environmental | MassBank |