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Chemistry Glossary Terms Starting with the Letter S
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By Anne Marie Helmenstine, Ph.D., About.com

The term 'salt' doesn't always refer to sodium chloride.

The term 'salt' doesn't always refer to sodium chloride.

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This chemistry glossary offers definitions for terms which are commonly used in chemistry and chemical engineering.

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salt

saponification

saturated

saturated fat

scalar

science

scientific method

SI

soap

sol

solid

solubility product

solubility

solute

solution

solvent

sorption

specific gravity

specific heat

specific weight

spectrum

spin

spin quantum number (Ms)

spontaneous process

standard solution

standard temperature and pressure

state of matter

sterling silver

steroid

stock solution

stoichiometry

STP

strong acid

strong base

sublimation

supercooling

supernate

supersaturated

surfactant

System Internationale

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