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INDEX
INDEX
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A
A477, producing organism, 118t
A42867, producing organism, 118t
A47934, producing organism, 118t
A51568A, producing organism, 118t
A80407 A, producing organism, 118t
A82846 A, producing organism, 118t
AAAS (American Association for the Advancement
of Science), 1
AAD-216 complex, producing organism, 118t
AAD-609 complex, producing organism, 118t
AAJ-271, producing organism, 118t
AB-65, producing organism, 118t
Abaca, 1, 632t
Abherent, 1
Ablating material, 1
Ablation, 1
Above-ground storage of products and wastes,
17291730
Abrasion, 1
Abrasion pH, 12, 1261
Abrasives, 2, 745746
Absolute, 3
Absolute humidity, 793
Absolute temperature, 3
Absolute temperature scale, 1599
Absolute vacuum, 3
Absolute zero, 3, 1599
Absorptimetry, 3
Absorption (Process), 34
Absorption band, 3
Absorption coefcient, 3
Absorption spectroscopy, 45
Absorption spectrum, 5
Absorption towers, 4
ABS resins, 2122
Abundance, 5
7-ACA, properties, 113t
Acacia gum, 748t
Acaricide, 5
Acceleration due to gravity, versus altitude,
157t
Accelerator, 5
Accutane, chemotherapeutic, 359t
Acetaldehyde [CAS: 75070], 56, 48
formation from acetylene, 8
Acetaldehyde cyanohydrin, 465t
Acetal group, 6
Acetal resins, 1436
Acetaminophen, 93t
Acetate, ber-dye property requirements, 521t
Acetate dye, 6
Acetate ber
generic designation and denition, 621t
physical properties, 1139t
Acetate bers, 624626
Acetate kinase, metal chelate enzyme, 323t
Acetates, 67
Acetic acid, carboxylic acid, 294
Acetic acid [CAS: 64197], 67, 16741675
acidulant, 14
Acetoacetic ester condensation, 7
Acetobacter,
vinegar fermentation,
16741675
Acetone, as parent structure compound, 1090t
Acetone [CAS: 67641], 7, 899
gas separation, 39t
physical properties, 900t
Acetone chloride, 7
Acetone cyanohydrin, 7, 465t
Acetonephenyl-hydrazone, 7
Acetonesemicarbazone, 7
Acetone-sodiumbisulte, 7
Acetonitrile, 75
Acetophenone, physical properties, 900t
Acetorphan, 92t
Acetoxime, 7
Acetylacetone, physical properties, 900t
Acetyl benzoyl peroxide, properties, 1237t
Acetyl tert-butanesulfonyl peroxide, properties,
1237t
Acetyl chloride, physical properties, 366t
AcetylCoA, 282
Acetyl cyclohexanesulfonyl peroxide, properties,
1237t
Acetyl cyclohexyl carbonyl peroxide, properties,
1237t
Acetylene
combustion constants, 422t
combustion reactions, 423t
heating value, 686t
ignition temperature in air, 425t
Acetylene [CAS: 74862], 78, 55
Acetylene dibromide, 8
Acetylene dichloride, 8
physical properties, 366t
Acetylene series, 8
Acetylene tetrabromide, 8
Acetylene tetrachloride, 8
Acetylenic hydrocarbons, 55
Acetyl sec-heptanesulfonyl peroxide, properties,
1237t
Acetyl(1-methycyclohexane)-sulfonylperoxide,
properties, 1237t
Acetylornithinase, metal chelate enzyme, 323t
Acetyl propionyl peroxide, properties, 1237t
2-Acetyl-pyrroline, as key odor/tase compound, 649
Acetylsalicylic acid [CAS: 50782], 8, 1455
Achlorhydria, 8
Achondrite meteorites, 600
Achromycin, year of discovery, 130t
Acid-amino acid ligases, 571t
Acid-ammonia ligases, 571t
Acid-base metabolism, 8
Acid-base regulation (Blood), 8
Acid-base theories, 12
Acid deposition, 9, 1011
Acid dyes, 512t, 517
applications, 518
dyeing process, 522, 523
Acidic solvent, 8
Acidication, 12
of lakes and streams, 9
Acidimetry, 8
Acidity, 89
Acid lead, 923t
Acid number, 9
Acidosis, 9
Acid radicals, 31
Acid rain, 912, 1329
Acid salt, 1456
Acids and bases, 1213
Acid sludge, excess air for combustion, 426t
Acid spoil, 1439t
Acid sulte pulping process, 1379
Acid-thiol ligases, 571t
Acidulants and alkalizers (Foods), 1314
Aciuorfen, environmental health advisories, 771t
Acinetobacter, amphenicol susceptibility, 115t
Acmite-aegerine, 14
Acne vulgaris, 99
A35512 complex, producing organism, 118t
A40926 complex, producing organism, 118t
A41030 complex, producing organism, 118t
Aconitase, 282t
metal chelate enzyme, 323t
Aconitic acid, 282t
Acoustic cavitation, 1525
Acquired Immunodeciency Syndrome (AIDS),
1660
Acrees reaction, 14
Acrilan, 621t
Acrolein, 1415
physical properties, 17t
Acrolein and derivatives, 1415
Acrylamide, 15
physical properties, 15t, 17t
Acrylamide polymers, 1516
Acrylates, monomer reactivity and suitable initiator
for, 838t
Acrylates and methacrylates, 1617
Acrylic acid and derivatives, 1718
Acrylic acid [CAS: 79107], 1920
Acrylic acid nitrile, 20
Acrylic adhesives, load-bearing capabilities, 32t
Acrylic anhydride, physical properties, 17t
Acrylic emulsion polymers, 20
Acrylic ester monomers, 18
Acrylic ester polymers, 1819
Acrylic ber
generic designation and denition, 621t
physical properties, 1139t
physical properties of staple, 626t
worldwide capacity, 628t
Acrylic bers, 626629
dyeing, 523
ber-dye property requirements, 521t
Acrylic latexes, 20
Acrylic plastics, 1920
Acrylic sealants, 1463
Acrylonitrile barrier polymer, diffusion and
solubility coefcients for oxygen and carbon
dioxide, 173t
Acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) polymers,
2122
physical properties of structural foams, 665t
Acrylonitrile [CAS: 107131], 2021, 75
monomer reactivity and suitable initiator for,
838t
polymerization with acrylic monomers, 17
Acrylonitrile polymers, 2122
Acrylontrile-butadiene-styrene resins, 1436
Acryloyl chloride, physical properties, 17t
Actamycins, biological activity, 108t
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INDEX
Actaplanin (A4696 complex), producing organism,
118t
ACTH (adrenocorticotropic hormone) [CAS:
9002602], 23
Actin, 23
Actinide contraction, 23
Actinides, 23t
important binary compounds, 2526t
oxidation states, 24t
physical properties of metals, 24t
principal characteristics of elements, 327328t
Actininides and transactinides, 2324
Actinium
abundance, 330t
electronic structure, 337t
interatomic distance, 342t
ionic crystal radius, 341t
principal characteristics, 327t
Actinium [CAS: 7440348], 23t, 2627, 27
active deposit, 29
binary compound properties, 2526t
oxidation states, 24t
physical properties, 24t
Actinium series, 332
Actinoidin A, producing organism, 118t
Actinoidin A2, producing organism, 118t
Actinoidin B, producing organism, 118t
Actinolite, 27, 149
Actinomyces bovis, gram-positive, 168t
Actinomycin D, activity and producing organism,
128t
Actinomyosin, 23
Actinon, 27
Activated alumina, 36
for liquid-phase adsorption, 40
Activated carbon
commercial gas adsorption processes, 39t
for liquid-phase adsorption, 40
Activated 7-dehydrocholesterol, 1703
Activated sludge, 2829
aeration in, 42
for secondary water treatment, 1725
Activation (Molecular), 2829
Activator, 29
Active center, 29
Active deposit, 29
Activity coefcient, 2931
Activity (Radioactivity), 31
Activity series, 31
Acyclic hydrocarbons, 11701171
Acyl, 31
Acylase, metal chelate enzyme, 323t
Acylation, 31
Acyl group, analysis, 97
Acyltransferases, 571t
Adamantine compound, 31
Adams, Roger (18891971), 31
Addition compound, 13, 427
Addition polymerization, 1341
Additive color process, 3132
Additive compound, 427
Adenine [CAS: 73245], 32
Adenosine, constituent of human blood, 242t
Adenosine [CAS: 58617], 32
Adenosine diphosphate (ADP), 32
Adenosine phosphates, 32
Adenosine phosphokinase, metal chelate enzyme,
323t
Adenosine triphosphate (ATP), 32
constituent of human blood, 242t
constituent of human plasma or serum, 244t
Adenoviruses, 1695
Adenylic acid (adenosine monophosphate, AMP), 32
Adermine, 1700
Adherend, 32
Adhesion, 32
Adhesive bond, 32
Adhesive joint, 32
Adhesives, 3233
load-bearing capabilities, 32t
Adiabatic process, 34
Adipic acid
acidulant, 14
monomer for nylon resins, 1333t
Adipic acid [CAS: 124049], 3435
Adipic ketone, physical properties, 900t
Adipoyl bis(acetyl peroxide), properties, 1237t
Adjuvants, 1661
Adozelesin, DNA interactive agent, 357t
Adrenal cortex hormones, 785, 790
Adrenal cortical hormones, 35
Adrenaline, 35, 49t, 51
where produced, structure, and principal
functions, 786t
Adrenal medula hormones, 3536
Adrenamine, where produced, structure, and
principal functions, 786t
Adrenin, where produced, structure, and principal
functions, 786t
Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH), 23
where produced, structure, and principal
functions, 786t
Adrenocorticotropin, where produced, structure, and
principal functions, 786t
Adriamycin, DNA interactive agent, 357t
Adsorbents
for gas separation, 39t, 40
for liquid separation, 4041, 41t
Adsorption, 3638
factors governing use of regeneration method,
38t
Adsorption: gas separation, 3940
Adsorption: liquid separation, 4042
Adsorption chromatograpy, 38
Adsorption columns, 3738
Adsorption equilibrium, 3637
Advanced Technology Development Program, 741
Aegerine, 14
Aeration, 42
Aerial infared photography, 1293
Aerobacter aerogenes, gram-negative, 168t
Aerogels, 4244
Aerosols, 44
Aesculin, 734t
Afnity, 44
Aatoxin, 1769
degradation, 1770
Agar, 44, 748t
Agar-agar, 44, 748t
Agate, 44
hardness, 1008t
heat effect, 708t
Agent orange, 44
Agglomerating coals, 390t
Agglomeration, 4445
Agglutination, 45
Agglutinin, 45
Aggregate, 45
Aggregation, 45
Agitated-pan dryers, 509t
Agribusiness database, 769t
Agricola