General Chemistry Glossary

Fred Senese

Terms encountered in introductory college chemistry and consumer chemistry.

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General Chemistry Glossary - Dictionary Index

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ab initio
abrasive
absolute temperature
absolute zero (0 K)
absorbance (optical density; extinction; decadic absorbance)
absorption (absorb; absorbent)
absorption spectroscopy
absorption spectrum (absorption spectra)
absorptivity (extinction coefficient; absorption cross section; decadic absorptivity)
accelerator
accuracy
acetate (acetate ion)
acetic acid (ethanoic acid; vinegar acid; methanecarboxylic acid)

acid anhydride
acid dissociation constant (acid ionization constant)
acid halide (acid chloride; acyl halide; acyl chloride)
acid [Lat. acidus, sour]
acid-base indicator
acidulant
actinide
activated charcoal (activated carbon; active carbon)
activated complex (transition state)
activation energy
active site
activity
activity coefficient

addition compound (complex compound)
adhesion
adiabat (adiabatic line)
adiabatic (adiabatic process)
adiabatic ionization energy
adsorbent
adsorption (adsorb; adsorbed)
adsorption indicator
aeration (aerate)
aerosol
agar
alanine (Ala; alpha-aminopropionic acid)
alcohol