
ab-initio calculation Quick reference
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absolute Quick reference
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absolute configuration Quick reference
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A way of denoting the absolute structure of an optical isomer (see

absolute zero Quick reference
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absorption Quick reference
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absorption coefficient Quick reference
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absorption tower Quick reference
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ABS plastic Quick reference
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Any of a class of plastics based on acrylonitrile–butadiene–styrene copolymers.

abstraction Quick reference
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A chemical reaction that involves bimolecular removal of an atom or ion from a molecule. An example is the abstraction of hydrogen from methane by reaction with a radical:...

abundance Quick reference
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acac Quick reference
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The symbol for the *acetylacetonato ligand, used in formulae.

accelerant Quick reference
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A substance that increases the rate of a chemical reaction, i.e. a catalyst.

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accessory pigment Quick reference
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accumulator Quick reference
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acenaphthene Quick reference
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A colourless crystalline aromatic compound, C12H10; m.p. 95°C; b.p. 278°C. It is an intermediate in the production of some dyes....

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Organic compounds formed by addition of alcohol molecules to aldehyde molecules. If one molecule of aldehyde (RCHO) reacts with one molecule of alcohol (R...
