Sixth edition
Edited by John Daintith
Over 4700 entries
"a favourite. It should be in every classroom and library ... the reader is drawn inevitably from one entry to the next merely to satisfy curiosity" — School Science Review
The sixth edition of this popular dictionary covers all aspects of chemistry, from physical chemistry to biochemistry. Fully revised and updated, it boasts broader coverage in subject areas such as forensics, metallurgy, materials science, and geology, increasing the dictionary's appeal to students in these related fields. There are also biographical entries on key figures, highlighted entries on major topics such as polymers and crystal defects, and chronologies charting the main discoveries in atomic theory, biochemistry, explosives, and plastics. A new feature is the inclusion of entry-level web links.
With over 4,700 entries, including over 200 new terms for this edition, this is the ideal reference resource for students of chemistry at all levels, either at school or at university, undergraduate lecturers, and students and lecturers in related disciplines such as biology. Thanks to its greater breadth of content, this latest edition of the Dictionary of Chemistry also appeals to students in related disciplines such as medicine, forensics, and metallurgy.
John Daintith is an editor at Market House Books Ltd.
Print edition ISBN: 9780199204632
Publishing history: First published 1985 as A Concise Dictionary of Chemistry; second edition 1990; third edition 1996; fourth edition 2000; fifth edition 2004; sixth edition, 2008
Copyright: © Market House Books Ltd 1985, 1990, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008
