A Dictionary of Chemistry (Oxford Quick Reference)

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0192801015
• ISBN13: 9780192801012
• Release Date: November 2000
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 592 Pages
• Weight: 0.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 4.9" x 1.2" x 7.4"

Customer Reviews

great reference

I use this book all the time. It has a lot of information that might not be so easy to find in other venues, and is quite handy for a quick reference.

Beneficial to Veteran Chemists as Well

I've been in Applications R & D for 17 years and have found this book indispensible. About 2% of what I do falls into the "oddball" category and for those times that I quickly need a reminder regarding a term or mechanism that I don't use on a regular basis (what happens during a condensation reaction, again?), this book is a great memory jogger.

Very Comprehensive

This is an excellent reference book at a very nice price. I gave it only four stars because I would have liked to see the origins of the words included. I teach college chemistry and I'm interested in where the terms came from.

An indispensable A-level chemistry guide

This A-level chemistry dictionary was a life-saver during my GCE chemistry course and I highly recommend this book to anyone taking chemistry for a degree in university. Do note that there are a few errors definition wise, e.g. the definition of the Rf value. But the new third edition (this one is the second edition) has all that sorted out. So. Go get it!