Extensively revised, enlarged, and updated edition of the standard chemical dictionary which has filled the needs of scientists and students since 1919. Provides short precise definitions, formulas of compounds, their properties, uses, shipping regulations, grades, and similar information. Arrangement is alphabetical with exceptions for organic prefixes and numbered compounds; abbreviations are explained. Lists 571 manufacturers, very many new trademarks, periodic chart of the elements (103). An indispensable reference tool for any reference library with scientific literature. The authors are at State Col lege, Pa. Contents: Publisher's preface. Numerical list of manufacturers. Alphabetical list of manufacturers. Shipping regulations. Editors' statement. Safety information; warning and labels. Trademarks. Explanation of arrangement. Periodic chart of the elements. -- AATA
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E R Rose (1957) studied this question.