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Organic Chemistry Glossary

Glossary of Organic Chemistry Terms

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This is an organic chemistry glossary. Look up definitions of common and important organic chemistry terms.

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Abegg's rule

ab initio

abrasive

absolute alcohol

absolute error

absolute pressure

absolute temperature

absolute uncertainty

absolute zero

absorbance

absorption

absorption cross section

absorption spectroscopy

absorption spectrum

absorptivity

accelerator

accuracy

acetal

acetate

acid

acid anhydride

acid-base indicator

acid-base titration

acid dissociation constant - Ka

acidic solution

acidulant

actinic

actinides

activated carbon

activated charcoal

activated complex

activation energy - Ea

activity series

actual yield

acrylic fiber

acute health effect

addition polymer

addition reaction

adhesive

adsorption

aeration

aerosol

alcohol

aldehyde

aldoheptose

aldohexose

aldoxime

aldopentose

aldose

aldotetrose

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

amalgam

amide

amine

amino acid

amorphous

amphoteric oxide

anaerobic

analyte

angular momentum quantum number

anion

androgen

anisotropy

annealing

anode

antibonding orbital

antichlor

antiferromagnetism

antioxidant

aqueous

aqueous solution

aromatic compound

Arrhenius acid

Arrhenius base

aryl

aryl halide

Arrhenius rate equation

atactic

atom

atomic mass

atomic mass unit (amu)

atomic number

atomic radius

atomic weight

autoionization

Avogadro's Law

Avogadro's number

azeotrope

azide

azimuthal quantum number

azo compound

azo group

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