Chemically Speaking: A Dictionary of QuotationsC.C. Gaither In these days of ever-increasing specialization, it is important to gain a broad appreciation of scientific disciplines such as chemistry. With this in mind, Chemically Speaking: A Dictionary of Quotations contains the words and wisdom of several hundred scientists, writers, philosophers, poets, and academics. Some quotations are illustrated by amu |
Contents
ION | 251 |
KNOWLEDGE | 252 |
LABORATORY | 260 |
LANGUAGE | 264 |
LAW | 266 |
LEARN | 270 |
LIFE | 272 |
LITERATURE | 273 |
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AUTHORITY | 47 |
AVERAGE | 48 |
BALANCE | 49 |
BEAUTY | 50 |
BIOCHEMISTRY | 52 |
BOOK | 55 |
BUBBLE | 57 |
CALCULATION | 58 |
CANDLE | 60 |
CAUSE AND EFFECT | 61 |
CENTRAL LIMIT THEOREM | 63 |
CHANCE | 64 |
CHAOS | 66 |
CHEMICAL | 68 |
CHEMICAL AFFINITIES | 79 |
CHEMICAL ENGINEER | 80 |
CHEMICAL LIMERICKS | 81 |
CHEMICALMNEMONICS | 82 |
CHEMIST | 84 |
CHEMISTRY | 98 |
CHEMISTRY AND LIFE | 126 |
CHEMISTRY AND MEDICINE | 128 |
CHEMISTRY SONGS | 130 |
CLASSROOM EMANATIONS | 133 |
COMMANDMENTS | 135 |
COMMON SENSE | 136 |
COMMUNICATION | 138 |
COMPOUND | 140 |
CONCEPT | 141 |
CONFUSION | 142 |
COSMOCHEMISTRY | 143 |
CREATIVITY | 144 |
CRITICISM | 146 |
CRYSTAL | 147 |
CRYSTALLOGRAPHY | 149 |
CURIOSITY | 150 |
DATA | 151 |
DEFINITION | 152 |
DEMONSTRATION | 153 |
DIFFERENCE | 154 |
DISCOVERY | 156 |
DISORDER | 162 |
DISTILL | 163 |
ELEMENT | 169 |
ENERGY | 182 |
ENERGY STATE | 184 |
ENZYME | 185 |
ERROR | 186 |
ETHICS | 188 |
EXPERIENCE | 189 |
EXPERIMENT | 191 |
EXPERIMENTER | 195 |
EXPLAIN | 196 |
EXPOSITION | 197 |
FACT | 198 |
FAITH | 207 |
FERMENTATION | 208 |
FILTER | 209 |
FIRE | 210 |
FLUOROCHEMISTRY | 211 |
FORCE | 212 |
FORECAST | 213 |
FORMULA | 214 |
FRACTAL | 215 |
GAS | 216 |
GENERALITY | 218 |
GENIUS | 219 |
GEOCHEMISTRY | 220 |
GLASSWARE | 221 |
GOD | 223 |
GRAPH | 224 |
GUESS | 225 |
HEAT | 226 |
HISTORY | 227 |
HYPOTHESIS | 228 |
IDEA | 231 |
IGNORANCE | 236 |
IMAGINATION | 238 |
IMPOSSIBLE | 241 |
IMPROBABLE | 242 |
INDEPENDENCE | 243 |
INFERENCE | 244 |
INFORMATION | 245 |
INORGANIC | 247 |
INSTRUMENT | 248 |
LITTLEWILLIE | 275 |
MAGIC | 277 |
MATHEMATICS | 278 |
MATTER | 280 |
MEASUREMENT | 285 |
MECHANICS | 287 |
METAL | 288 |
METAPHOR | 289 |
METAPHYSICS | 290 |
METHOD | 291 |
MICROSCOPE | 294 |
MODEL | 295 |
MOLECULE | 297 |
MOTION | 301 |
MYSTERY | 302 |
NAIVETE | 304 |
NAME | 305 |
NATURE | 307 |
NOMENCLATURE | 310 |
NOTATION | 311 |
NULL HYPOTHESIS | 312 |
NUMBERS | 313 |
OBSERVATION | 314 |
OCCAMS RAZOR | 317 |
OPINION | 318 |
ORDER | 320 |
ORGANIC | 322 |
OUTLIER | 326 |
PARADOX | 327 |
PERIODIC LAW | 328 |
PHILOSOPHY | 330 |
PHYSICAL SCIENCE | 332 |
PLAGERISM | 333 |
POLLUTION | 334 |
POSTULATE | 336 |
PRAYER | 337 |
PRECISION | 339 |
PREDICTION | 340 |
PROBABILITY | 341 |
PROBLEM | 343 |
PROGRESS | 347 |
PROPOSITION | 351 |
PUBLICATION | 352 |
PURITY | 354 |
PURPOSE | 355 |
QUESTION | 356 |
RADICAL | 359 |
RANDOM | 360 |
REACTION | 361 |
REASON | 363 |
RESEARCH | 365 |
RESULTS | 371 |
RUST | 372 |
SALT | 373 |
SCIENCE | 374 |
SCIENTIFIC | 385 |
SCIENTIST | 388 |
SILVER TREES | 392 |
SIMPLICITY | 393 |
SOLID | 396 |
SOLUBLE | 397 |
SOLUTION | 398 |
SPECULATION | 399 |
STATISTICAL | 400 |
STATISTICIAN | 402 |
STATISTICS | 403 |
SYMBOL | 404 |
SYMMETRY | 405 |
SYNTHESIS | 410 |
TEACHING | 412 |
TERMINOLOGY | 418 |
THEORIST | 419 |
THEORY | 420 |
THERMODYNAMICS | 427 |
THOUGHT | 429 |
TRIAL AND ERROR | 431 |
TRUTH | 432 |
UNCERTAINTY | 438 |
UNDERSTAND | 439 |
UNEXPECTED | 443 |
UNKNOWN | 444 |
VACUUM | 445 |
VISION | 447 |
VOLUME | 448 |
WATER | 449 |
WISDOM | 451 |
WORD | 452 |
WORK | 454 |
WRITING | 455 |
XRAYS | 458 |
BIBLIOGRAPHY | 459 |
PERMISSIONS | 495 |
SUBJECT BY AUTHOR INDEX | 499 |
AUTHOR BY SUBJECT INDEX | 558 |
Back Cover | 584 |
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Chemically Speaking: A Dictionary of Quotations C.C. Gaither,Alma E Cavazos-Gaither No preview available - 2002 |
Chemically Speaking: A Dictionary of Quotations C.C. Gaither,Alma E Cavazos-Gaither No preview available - 2016 |
Common terms and phrases
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