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The Facts On File
DICTIONARY
of
CHEMISTRY
The Facts On File
DICTIONARY
of
CHEMISTRY
Fourth Edition
Edited by
John Daintith
The Facts On File Dictionary of Chemistry
Fourth Edition
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PREFACE
This dictionary is one of a series designed for use in schools. It is intended for stu-
dents of chemistry, but we hope that it will also be helpful to other science students
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The Facts On File Dictionary of Chemistry was first published in 1980 and the third
edition was published in 1999. This fourth edition of the dictionary has been exten-
sively revised and extended. The dictionary now contains over 3,000 headwords cov-
ering the terminology of modern chemistry. A totally new feature of this edition is
the inclusion of over 1,700 pronunciations for