By Alan E. Comyns

This reference offers concise descriptions of these chemical procedures which are identified by means of exact names which aren't seen or self-explanatory. Containing 2,600 entries, this moment variation comprises details at the many new tactics built and commercialized, in addition to new info on previous processes.
Encyclopedic Dictionary of Named methods in Chemical know-how provides a heterogeneous selection of names- inventors, businesses, associations, locations, acronyms, abbreviations, and noticeable corruptions-of the chemical nomenclature. the writer has adapted the entries to mirror significance and topicality. as a rule, the tactics in present use have the longest entries, even if, he additionally devotes more room to a couple out of date methods that carry specific technical curiosity or historic significance.
The appendix is an index to product names, allowing readers to spot techniques used for making specific items.