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Chemistry Glossary Terms Starting with the Letter A

Chemistry Glossary and Dictionary

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A is for atom, the basic chemical building block of an element.

A is for atom, the basic chemical building block of an element.

AhmadSherif, Wikipedia Commons
This chemistry glossary offers definitions for terms which are commonly used in chemistry and chemical engineering. An engineering glossary is available, too.

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Abegg's rule

abhesive

ab initio

ablation

abrasive

absolute alcohol

absolute error

absolute pressure

absolute temperature

absolute uncertainty

absolute vacuum

absolute zero

absorbance

absorbed dose

absorption

absorption cross section

absorption spectroscopy

absorption spectrum

absorptivity

abundance ratio

accelerator

accuracy

acetal

acetate

acid

acid anhydride

acid-base indicator

acid-base titration

acid dissociation constant - Ka

acidic solution

acidulant

acology

actinic

actinides

actinium

activated carbon

activated charcoal

activated complex

activation energy - Ea

activity series

actual yield

acrylic fiber

acute health effect

addition polymer

addition reaction

adhesive

adsorption

adulterant

aeration

aerosol

aether

air

alchemy

alcohol

aldehyde

aldoheptose

aldohexose

aldoxime

aldopentose

aldose

aldotetrose

algaecide

aliphatic

aliphatic amino acid

aliphatic compound

aliphatic group

aliphatic hydrocarbon

alkali metal

alkaline

alkaline earth metal

alkane

alkene

alkenyl group

alkoxy group

alkylate

alkylation

alkyl group

alkyne

allotrope

alloy

alpha decay

alpha particle

alpha radiation

alternating copolymer

aluminum

amalgam

americium

amide

amine

amino acid

ammeter

amorphous

ampere

ampere

amphetamine

amplitude

anaerobic

analyte

analytical chemistry

angstrom

angular momentum quantum number

anion

androgen

anisotropy

annealing

anode

anodize

antibonding orbital

antichlor

antiferromagnetism

antimony

antioxidant

aqueous

aqueous solution

aqua fortis

aqua regia

argentum

argon

aromatic compound

Arrhenius acid

Arrhenius base

Arrhenius rate equation

arsenic

aryl

aryl halide

asbestos

asphalt

asphaltic

asphyxiant

astatine

astrochemistry

atactic

atom

atomic ion

atomic mass

atomic mass unit (amu)

atomic number

atomic radius

atomic weight

atmosphere

atto

aurum

austenite

autoionization

Avogadro's Law

Avogadro's number

azeotrope

azide

azimuthal quantum number

azo compound

azo group

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