A dictionary of chemistry

• Main Authors: Rennie, Richard, Daintith, John
• Format: eBook Book
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Oxford University Press 2020; Oxford University Press, Incorporated
• Edition: 8
• Series: Oxford Quick Reference
• Subjects: Chemistry; Chemistry > Dictionaries

A Dictionary of Chemistry comprises some 5,250 entries, covering all aspects of chemistry and related topics, such as physical chemistry and biochemistry, including recent developments in the field. It is supplemented by graphs, diagrams, and detailed appendices as well as useful web links which are...

Table of Contents:

• aluminium acetate -- aluminium chloride -- aluminium ethanoate (aluminium acetate) -- aluminium hydroxide -- activated aluminas, -- aluminium oxide -- aluminium potassium sulphate (potash alum, alum) -- aluminium sulphate -- alunogenite -- alum -- aluminium trimethyl -- aluminosilicate -- alums -- alunogenite -- amalgam -- amatol -- ambident -- ambidentate -- americium -- amethyst -- amides (amide group) -- amidol -- amination -- amines -- amine salts -- amino acid -- amino acid racemization (AAR) -- aminobenzene -- amino group -- aminophenol -- amidol -- ammine -- ammonia -- ammoniacal -- ammonia clock -- ammonia-soda process -- ammonium alum -- ammonium bicarbonate -- ammonium carbonate -- ammonium chloride (sal ammoniac) -- ammonium hydrogencarbonate (ammonium bicarbonate) -- ammonium ion -- ammonium nitrate -- ammonium sulphate -- mascagnite. -- ammonium thiocyanate -- amorphous -- amount of substance -- AMP -- ampere -- ampere-hour -- ampere-turn -- amperometric titration -- amphetamine -- amphetamines -- amphiboles -- amphibolic pathway -- amphiphilic -- amphiprotic -- ampholyte -- ampholyte ion -- amphoteric -- amphiprotic -- AMT -- a.m.u. -- amylase -- amyl group -- amyloid -- amylopectin -- amylose -- anabolic steroids -- anabolism -- anabolic. -- anaerobic -- anaerobic organism -- anaerobic ammonium oxidation -- anammox) -- Analar reagent -- analyser -- analysis -- anchimeric assistance -- ancient DNA -- Anderson localization -- Andrews titration -- ANFO -- angle-resolved photoelectron spectroscopy (ARPES) -- anglesite -- angle strain -- angstrom -- Angström, Anders Jonas -- angular momentum -- anharmonicity -- anharmonic oscillator -- anhydride -- anhydrite -- anhydrous -- aniline -- anilinium ion -- animal charcoal -- animal starch -- anion -- anionic detergent -- anionic resin -- anisotropic -- annealing -- annelation -- annulation
• annelation -- annulenes -- anode -- anode sludge -- anodizing -- anomalous dispersion -- anomeric effect -- anomers -- anomeric carbon. -- anoxic -- anoxic water -- anoxic reactor -- anthocyanin -- anthracene -- anthracite -- anthraquinone -- anti -- antiaromaticity -- antibiotics -- antibody (immunoglobin) -- antibonding orbital -- anticlinal -- antiferroelectric materials -- antiferromagnetism -- antifluorite structure -- antifoaming agent -- antifreeze -- antigorite -- isomer -- antiknock agent -- antimonic compounds -- antimonous compounds -- antimony -- antioxidants -- antiparallel spins -- antiperiplanar -- anti-Stokes radiation -- apatite -- aperiodic crystal -- apical -- aqua acid -- aqua regia -- aquation -- aqueous -- aquo ion -- arachidonic acid -- arachno structure -- aragonite -- arene complex -- arenes -- arenium ion -- argentic compounds -- argentite -- argentous compounds -- arginine -- argon -- Arndt-Eisert systhesis -- aromatic compound -- aromaticity -- ARPES -- Arrhenius, Svante (August Svante Arrhenius) -- Arrhenius equation -- Arrhenius theory -- arrow pushing -- arsenate(III) -- arsenate(V) -- arsenic -- arsenic acid -- arsenic(III) acid -- arsenic hydride -- arsenic(III) oxide -- arsenic(V) oxide (arsenic oxide) -- arsenate(V) -- arsenates). arsenic trioxide -- arsenious acid -- arsenious oxide -- arsenite -- arsenolite -- arsine -- arsenic hydride) -- artificial radioactivity -- induced radioactivity) -- artinite -- aryl group -- aryne -- asbestos -- ascorbic acid -- asparagine -- aspartic acid -- asphalt -- aspirin -- acetylsalicylic acid) -- associated liquid -- association -- associated liquid) -- astatine -- Aston, Francis William -- astrobiology -- astrochemistry -- Interstellar molecules -- asymmetric atom -- asymmetric induction -- asymmetric synthesis -- asymmetric catalysis. -- asymmetric top -- atactic polymer
• ATLEED -- automated tensor low-energy electron diffraction) -- atmolysis -- atmosphere -- atmospheric chemistry -- atmospheric pressure -- atom -- atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS) -- atomic clock -- atomic emission spectroscopy (AES) -- atomic fluorescence spectroscopy -- atomic force microscope (AFM) -- atomicity -- atomic mass unit (a.m.u.) -- Atomic number -- atomic orbital -- atomic radius -- atomic volume -- ATOMIC THEORY CHRONOLOGY -- atomic weight -- atom-probe field-ion microscopy -- ATP (adenosine triphosphate) -- ADP (adenosine diphosphate) -- AMP (adenosine monophosphate) -- atropine -- atropisomers -- ATRS -- attenuated total reflectance spectroscopy (ATRS) -- atto- -- attractor -- Aufbau principle -- Auger effect -- Auger electron. Auger spectroscopy -- Auger electron -- auric compounds -- aurous compounds -- austenite -- autocatalysis -- autoclave -- automated tensor low-energy electron diffraction -- autoprotolysis -- autoprotolysis constant -- autoradiography -- auxochrome -- Avogadro, Amedeo -- Avogadro constant -- Avogadro's number. -- Avogadro's law -- axial -- Axilrod-Teller formula -- Axilrod-Teller terms -- AX spectrum -- azeotrope -- azeotropic mixture, constant-boiling mixture) -- azeotropic distillation -- azides -- azimuthal quantum number -- azine -- azo compounds -- azo dye -- azoimide -- azulene -- azurite -- B -- Babbit metal -- Babo's law -- backbiting -- back donation -- back e.m.f. -- background radiation -- back titration -- bacteriocidal -- bacteriorhodopsin -- Baeyer, Adolf von -- Baeyer strain -- Baeyer test -- Baeyer-Villiger reaction -- Baird's law -- Bakelite -- baking powder -- baking soda -- balance -- beam balance -- Balmer series -- banana bond -- band spectrum -- band theory -- bar -- Barbier-Wieland degradation -- barbiturate -- Barfoed's test -- barite -- barium -- barium bicarbonate
• Activity coefficients -- activity series -- actual yield -- acyclic -- acyl anhydrides -- acylation -- acetylation, -- acyl fission -- acylglycerols -- acyl group -- acyl halides (acid halides) -- adamantane -- Adams catalyst -- addition polymerization -- addition reaction -- Addition-elimination -- additive -- adduct -- adenine -- adenosine -- adenosine diphosphate (ADP) -- adenosine monophosphate (AMP) -- adenosine triphosphate -- adhesion -- adhesive -- adiabatic approximation -- adiabatic demagnetization -- adiabatic process -- adiabatic equation -- adipic acid -- ADP -- adrenaline (epinephrine) -- adsorbate -- adsorbent -- adsorption -- adsorption indicator -- adsorption isotherm -- adulterant -- aerobic -- aerogel -- aerosol -- AES -- A-factor -- affinity chromatography -- aflatoxin -- AFM -- agar -- agarose -- agate -- Moss agate -- agitator -- air -- air pollution (atmospheric pollution) -- alabaster -- alanine -- albumin (albumen) -- alcoholic fermentation -- alcohols -- aldehydes -- aldohexose -- aldol -- aldol reaction -- aldosterone -- aldoximes -- algin (alginic acid) -- alicyclic compound -- aliphatic compounds -- alicyclic. alizarin -- alkali -- alkali metals (group 1 elements) -- alkalimetry -- alkaline -- alkaline-earth metals (group 2 elements) -- alkaloid -- alkanal -- alkanes (paraffins) -- alkanol -- alkenes (olefines, olefins) -- alkoxides -- alkyd resin -- alkylation -- alkylbenzenes -- alkyl group -- alkyl halides -- alkynes (acetylenes) -- allenes -- allosteric enzyme -- allosteric site -- allotropy -- allotropes). -- enantiotropy. -- monotropy. -- allowed bands -- allowed transition -- alloy -- alloy steels -- allyl alcohol -- allyl group -- Alnico -- alpha helix -- alpha-iron -- alphamethyltryptamine (AMT) -- alpha-naphthol test -- alpha particle -- alpha-ray -- alternant -- alum -- alumina -- aluminate -- aluminium
• Cover -- How to search for terms in A Dictionary of Chemistry -- Alphabetical List of Entries -- Half title page -- Title page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Using the dictionary -- List of Entries by Subject -- Credits -- A -- AAR -- AAS -- abherent -- ab-initio calculation -- absolute -- absolute alcohol -- absolute configuration -- absolute temperature -- absolute zero -- absorption -- absorption coefficient -- absorption indicator -- absorption spectrum -- absorption tower -- ABS plastic -- abstraction -- abundance -- acac -- accelerant -- accelerator -- acceptor 1. -- accessory pigment -- accumulator -- acenaphthene -- acetaldehyde -- acetaldol -- acetals -- acetamide -- acetanilide -- acetate process -- acetic acid -- acetic anhydride -- acetoacetic acid -- acetoacetic ester -- acetone -- acetone-chlor-haemin test -- acetonitrile -- acetophenone -- acetylacetonato -- acac -- acetylating agent -- acetylation -- acetyl chloride -- acetylcholine -- acetyl coenzyme A (acetyl CoA) -- acetylene -- acetylenes -- acetyl group -- acetylide -- Acheson process -- achiral -- acid -- acid anhydrides -- acid-base indicator -- acid dissociation constant -- acid dye -- acid halides -- acidic -- acidic hydrogen -- acidimetry -- acidity constant -- acid rain -- acid salt -- acid value -- acridine -- Acrilan -- acrolein -- acrylamide -- acrylate -- acrylic acid -- acrylic resins -- acrylonitrile -- ACT -- actinic radiation -- actinides -- actinium -- actinium series -- actinoid contraction -- actinoids (actinides) -- actinometer -- actinometry -- action potential -- action spectrum -- activated adsorption -- activated alumina -- activated charcoal -- activated complex -- activated-complex theory (ACT) -- activated sludge process -- activation analysis -- activation energy -- activator -- active mass -- active site (active centre) -- activity
• barium carbonate