Compendium Of Chemical Terminology Softcover - Hardcover

Gold, Victor; Loening, Kurt L.; McNaught, Alan D.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0632017678 ISBN 13: 9780632017676

Publisher: CRC Press, 1991

Synopsis

This compendium is an alphabetical listing of terms used in chemistry, with the definitions recommended by various IUPAC commissions dealing with nomenclature and terminology. Terms from physical, inorganic, organic, macromolecular, and analytical chemistry published up to the end of 1985 are included. The book differs from other chemical dictionaries in that the definitions are truly authoritative, being recommendations agreed by committees of experts after consultation with the chemical community; it is intended to be ongoing as some important areas of chemistry have not yet been the subject of IUPAC recommendations and thus is the first step towards a comprehensive and authoritative chemical dictionary.

About this title

From the Back Cover

This second edition of IUPAC′s ′gold′ book represents a very substantial enhancement of the first. In the ten years since the first edition was published, IUPAC has revised and updated most of the original definitions, and produced new glossaries of terms in many areas of chemistry not previously covered. These include stereochemistry, photochemistry, organic class names, atmospheric chemistry, catalysis, biotechnology, chromatography, toxicology and bioanalytical chemistry. The resulting compendium, like the first edition, contains only definitions approved by international consensus and thus can be regarded as truly authoritative.

Edition details

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Publication date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0632017678
• ISBN 13: 9780632017676
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 464