Glossary of chemical terms
By: Clifford A. Hampel and Gessner G. Hawley.
Contributors: Hawley, Gessner Goodrich, 1905-
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Van Nostrand Reinhold
Published: 1982
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 306
Subjects: Chemistry -- Dictionaries.; Dictionaries, Chemical.
Description: Approximately 3300 selected terms intended to be of use to those with minor exposure to chemistry or as a source of reviewed information. Includes major classifications, functional terms, basic phenomena and processes, chemical elements, compounds, general terms, biographies of past contributors, prefixes and suffixes, and many cross references. Second edition reflects recent fields developments in various fields, e.g., energy, DNA gene-splicing, and treatment of toxic materials and waste control.