1. Home
  2. Education
  3. Chemistry

Chemistry Glossary Terms Starting with the Letter C
Chemistry Glossary and Dictionary

By Anne Marie Helmenstine, Ph.D., About.com

Crystals have an ordered atomic or molecular structure.

Crystals have an ordered atomic or molecular structure.

William Roesly, morguefile.com
This chemistry glossary offers definitions for terms which are commonly used in chemistry and chemical engineering.

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

caffeine

calibration

calomel

calorie

calorimeter

calorimeter constant (C)

carbanion

carbohydrate

carbonate ion

carbonyl

carboxylic acid

carotenoid

catalyst

cathode

cathode ray tube

cation

cavitation

Celsius temperature scale

chalcogen

charge

chemical

chemical engineering

chemical physics

chemical reaction

chemistry

chiral center

chloride

colligative properties

colloid

combustion

compound

concentrated

concentration

condensation

conductor

conjugate

conjugate acid

conjugate base

conservation of energy

conservation of mass

coordination compound

covalent bond

covalent compound

covalent radius

critical point

crystal

crystallize

Curie point

cyanide

current

cysteine

cystine

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Recent Chemistry Features

Explore Chemistry
About.com Special Features

Tips that will help finance your education, excel in the classroom, and advance your career. More >

Being well prepared is the first step; here are more essential suggestions. More >

  1. Home
  2. Education
  3. Chemistry
  4. Facts & Pictures
  5. Dictionaries & Glossaries
  6. Chemistry Glossary
  7. Chemistry Glossary - Chemistry Glossary Terms Starting with the Letter C>

©2009 About.com, a part of The New York Times Company.

All rights reserved.