OXFORD DICTIONARY OF CHEMISTRY, A

Fully revised and updated, this fifth edition is the ideal work of reference for students of chemistry, either at school or at university. It has over 4,300 entries, including new terms such as darmstadtium, laser spectroscopy, molecular symmetry, origin of elements, and spin-lattice relaxation; includes single- or double-page feature articles on important topics, such as polymers and crystal defects; and chronologies chart the main discoveries in such fields as atomic theory, biochemistry, explosives, and plastics.