QuickStart Guide: Chemistry

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Understand the Terminology

• Dictionary of Chemistry
  Science Ref - QD5 .D4985 2000
• Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary
  Science Ref - QD5 .C5 2002

Get an Overview of Your Topic

• Access Science
• Macmillan Encyclopdia of Chemistry
  Science Ref - QD4 .M33 1997
• World of Chemistry
  Science Ref - QD33 .W873

Chemical Names & Synonyms

• Dictionary of Chemical Names & Synonyms
  Science Ref - TP9 .H65 1992
• Dictionary of Common Names: Trivialnamen Handbuch
  Science Ref - QD291 .D53 2001
• Names, Synonyms & Structures of Organic Compounds
  Science Ref - QD291 .N36 1995

Lab Techniques & Safety

• Chemical Technicians' Ready Reference Handbook
  Science Ref - QD61 .S58 1996
• CRC Handbook of Laboratory Safety
  Science Ref - QD51 .C73 2000
• Purification of Laboratory Chemicals
  Science Ref - TP156.P83 .P47 2003
• Where to Find Material Safety Data Sheets on the Internet
  

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