Synopses & Reviews
Fully revised and updated, this fifth edition is the ideal work of reference for students of chemistry, either at school or at university. Containing many new entries as well as biographies of key scientists, it covers all aspects of chemistry, including physical chemistry and biochemistry. There are over 4,300 entries, including approximately 100 entries to this new edition. The dictionary also includes single- or double-page feature articles on important topics, such as polymers and crystal defects. Chronologies chart the main discoveries in such fields as atomic theory, biochemistry, explosives, and plastics. This is an excellent and up-to-date reference tool for anyone in the field of chemistry.
Synopsis
Fully revised and updated with over 4,000 entries, this dictionary covers allthe commonly encountered terms in chemistry, including physical chemistry andbiochemistry.
Synopsis
Fully revised and updated for this fourth edition, with over 4,000 entries, The Dictionary of Chemistry covers all the commonly encountered terms in chemistry, including physical chemistry and biochemistry. The dictionary includes clear and concise coverage of laboratory techniques, chemical engineering, and environmental matters, new entries on buckminsterfullerene, fullerite, quasicrystal, oscillating reaction, and one-pot synthesis, and a full alphabetical table of elements and their properties. Authoritative and up-to-date, this is the perfect reference book for students of chemistry and general readers interested in the chemical nature of our physical surroundings.
About the Author
John Daintith (BSc, PhD) is an editor at Market House Books Ltd.
Table of Contents
Preface
A-Z dictionary of chemistry
Appendices
The Greek Alphabet
Fundamental constants
SI Units
The electromagnetic spectrum
The periodic table
The chemical elements