A keyword glossary containing the Project Chemlab keywords and their defintions follow.
| Keyword |
Definition |
| AA-FP |
Atomic absorption spectroscopy-flame photometry |
| ACBA |
Acid–base titration; acid–base reactions,theory |
| ACTIVITY |
Activity coefficients, ionic strength |
| ADDITION |
An addition reaction |
| ADSORPTION |
Molecular adsorption on a surface |
| AFFC |
Affinity chromatography |
| ALLOTROPE |
One of two or more different forms (crystalline or molecular) of an element |
| ANAL |
Analytical chemistry, measurements |
| APPARATUS |
A new apparatus |
| ASPIRIN |
The aspirin experiment; preparation, properties or analysis of aspirin |
| ASSOC |
Association on the atomic–molecular level, including intermolecular H-bonding |
| AUTORAD |
Autoradiography |
| AVOGADRO |
Determination or calculation of Avogadro's number |
| BACTERIA |
Bacterial preparations, microbial preparations |
| BIOCHEM |
Biochemistry, biochemical techniques |
| BIOTECH |
The use of biochemical processes in technology, including laboratory production of new substances |
| CALORIMETRY |
Calorimetry; see also HEAT, THERMO |
| CARBENE |
Carbene reaction |
| CATAL |
Catalysis, preparation, properties of catalysts |
| CHARGETRANS |
Charge transfer reactions |
| CHEM.ENG |
Chemical engineering emphasis |
| CHEMOMETRICS |
Computer analysis of chemical information; factor analysis |
| CHIRAL |
Stereoisomers that have chiral properties; optical isomers. See also GEOM |
| CHROMATOG |
Any kind of chromatograpy except AFFC, COLUMNC, GELC, HPLC, PAPERC, and TLC, which are indexed separately |
| CLATH |
Clathrates, inclusion complexes |
| CLOCK |
A clock reaction |
| CMC |
Critical micelle concentration |
| COLLABORATIVE |
Students work collaboratively, usually in small groups |
| COLLIG |
Colligative properties, except VAPORPRESS and CRYO, which are indexed separately |
| COLLOID |
Colloidal state; preparation, properties of colloids |
| COLOR |
Color; color-producing reactions; color-centers; dyes and dyeing; color photography. For colorimetric methods, see COLORIMETRY and UVIS (spectroscopy) |
| COLORIMETRY |
Indexed under UVIS: ultraviolet and/or visible spectroscopy; UV or visible radiation. See also PHOTOCHEM |
| COLUMNC |
Column chromatography |
| COMPLEX |
Complex compounds other than inclusion compounds (see CLATH) and coordination compounds of first-row transition metals (COORD) |
| COMPLEXIM |
Compleximetric methods. EDTA titrations are indexed under EDTA; see UVIS for spectroscopic methods |
| COMPUTER |
Applications of the computer in chemistry |
| CONDUCT |
Conductivity |
| CONFORMERS |
Indexed under GEOM, geometric stereoisomers, including conformers |
| CONSUMERPROD |
Chemistry of consumer materials |
| COORD |
Coordination compounds, coordination polyhedra, especially first-row transition metals. See also COMPLEX |
| COPYRIGHT |
Copyright (c) 1989, 1994 by S.C. Bunce, C. B. Allen, and J. W. Zubrick. All rights reserved. |
| CORROSION |
Corrosion chemistry |
| COURSE |
A course of instruction. See also PROJ, INTEG and *INTEG |
| CRYO |
Cryogenics; freezing-point measurement; low temperature |
| CRYSTAL |
Crystalline state, crystal structure. For recrystallization, see SEPARATION |
| CYCLOADDITION |
A cycloaddition reaction |
| DATA.AQ |
Experimental data acquisition |
| DECAY |
Determination of decay constant or half-life |
| DEMO |
Experiment intended as a demonstration; demonstration experiments are indexed under the appropriate area keyword |
| DENSITY |
Density measurements, density gradients; optical density, etc., not indexed under this keyword |
| DIALYSIS |
Dialysis |
| DIELS.ALDER |
A Diels-Alder reaction. See also CYCLOADDITION |
| DIFFUSION |
The transport property; diffusion in any state |
| DIPOLE |
Dipole structure, dipole moments, etc. |
| DISCOVERY |
Indexed under ED.PSYCH: educational psychology articles |
| DIST |
Distillation as a technique |
| DISTRIB |
Solvent extraction, distribution between two (or more) phases, including counter-current |
| DNA |
Indexed under NUCL.ACID: nucleic acids including, but not limited to, RNA and DNA |
| DRYLAB |
A simulated experiment |
| DTA |
Differential thermal analysis, and similar techniques such as DSC, TGA, weight loss on drying, and so on |
| DYES |
Indexed under COLOR: color; color-producing reactions; color-centers; dyes and dyeing; color photography. For colorimetric methods, see COLORIMETRY and UVIS (spectroscopy) |
| ECOLOGY |
Indexed under ENVIRON: environmental chemistry |
| ED.PSYCH |
Educational psychology articles |
| ED.TECH |
Educational technology articles. TV, camera, and video equipment are here; they were indexed under OPTICAL before 1985 |
| EDTA |
EDTA titration, EDTA properties, and so on |
| ELECTROANAL |
Electroanalytical measurements, e.g., coulometry, potentiometry, polarography. See also PH. |
| ELECTROCHEM |
Electrochemistry; electrochem techniques other than those indexed under ELECTROANAL |
| ELECTRODE |
Preparation and/or use of any electrode except ion-selective electrodes. See IONSELECT |
| ELECTRONICS |
Electronic instrumentation; basic logic circuits; discrete devices |
| ELECTROOPTIC |
Electrooptical mehods. |
| ELECTROPHOR |
Electrophoresis, gel electrophoresis |
| ENGR |
Indexed under CHEM.ENG: chemical engineering emphasis |
| ENVIRON |
Environmental chemistry; waste disposal chemistry |
| ENZYME |
Enzymes; enzyme kinetics |
| EPR |
Indexed under ESR: electron spin resonance |
| ERROR |
Error analysis. See also STATISTICS. |
| ESR |
Electron spin resonance |
| EXCHANGE |
Exchange reactions, exchange rates |
| EXOBIO |
Chemical evolution; Miller experiment; exobiogenesis |
| EXPLOSION |
An experiment that involves a legitimate explosion reaction, thus a hazard. For pyrotechnics, see MAGIC. |
| EXTRACTION |
Indexed under DISTRIB: solvent extraction, distribution between two (or more) phases, including counter-current |
| FASTREACTION |
A fast reaction |
| FLASHPHOTOL |
Flash photolysis |
| FLUOR |
Fluorescence, fluorimetry |
| FORENSIC |
Forensic chemistry |
| FRACTAL |
Produces or uses fractals; dendrites, patterns of crystallization, and so on. |
| FREERAD |
A free radical including reaction mechanism |
| FRIEDEL.CRAFTS |
A Friedel-Crafts reaction |
| FUEL.CELL |
Use or construction of a fuel cell |
| GAS |
Gaseous state, gas law experiments, gas constant |
| GC |
Gas chromatography; gas-liquid chromatography, etc. HPLC is indexed separately |
| GELC |
Gel chromatography |
| GEN |
New approaches in laboratory teaching; discovery method. |
| GEOM |
Geometric stereoisomers including conformers |
| GLASS |
Glass chemistry; glassy state; glass formation |
| GLOVEB |
Glovebag; glovebox; preparations that require an inert atmosphere. |
| GRAVIM |
Gravimetry; analytical balance |
| GRIGNARD |
A Grignard reaction |
| HALF-LIFE |
Indexed under DECAY: determination of decay constant or half-life |
| HANDICAPPED |
Designed for handicapped students |
| HAZARD |
Warning keyword. A hazard is involved that may or may not be highlighted in the article. All uses of this keyword explained in the abstracts. |
| HEALTH |
Of interest to health-related professional education. |
| HEAT |
Thermometry. Calorimetry and thermodynamics are indexed separately. See THERMO. |
| HETEROCYCLIC |
Heterocyclic chemistry |
| HISTORIC |
Repeats or modernizes a historic experiment. |
| HITEMP |
High temperature techniques. This keyword should be taken as a warning that special hazards are involved and suitable precautions must be taken. |
| HPLC |
High performance liquid chromatography; high performance reversed phase chromatography, and so on |
| HPRESS |
High pressure |
| HYDROLYSIS |
Indexed under ACBA: acid–base titration; acid–base reactions, theory. Also KEQ |
| IMF |
Intermolecular forces |
| INERT.ATM |
Indexed under GLOVEB: glovebag; glovebox; preparations that require an inert atmosphere |
| INEXPENSIVE |
Apparatus, usually homemade and less expensive than the usual commercial version |
| INORG |
Inorganic chemistry, techniques, materials |
| INSTR |
An experiment for an instrumental analysis course |
| INTEGR |
Integrated experimental work involving more than one field of chemistry |
| INTERPRET |
Experiment designed to require student interpretation |
| INT.MOL.FORCE |
Intermolecular forces including hydrogen bonding |
| IONIC.STRENGTH |
Indexed under ACTIVITY: activity coefficients, ionic strength |
| IONSELECT |
Ion-selective electrodes, includes the glass electrode |
| IONX |
Ion-exchange techniques, materials |
| IR |
Infrared spectroscopy, radiation |
| ISOMERS |
Structural isomers, isomerization |
| ISOTOPE |
Isotope effects; isotope dilution analysis |
| KEQ |
Equilibrium constant; formation constants, etc. Solubility product is indexed separately (KSP). |
| KIN |
Kinetics; rate of reaction |
| KSP |
Solubility product constant; see also SOLUB |
| LASER |
Lasers, techniques and materials |
| LIG.BIND |
Ligand-protein binding |
| LIQUID |
Liquid state; liquid structure |
| LIQUID.CRYSTAL |
Liquid crystal |
| LUMIN |
Luminescence; luminesence spectra |
| MACROCYCLE |
Macrocyclic compounds or complexes; crown ethers |
| MAGIC |
Magic shows; fireworks |
| MAGNETIC |
Magnetism; Gouy balance. NMR, PMR indexed separately |
| MASSPEC |
Mass spectroscopy |
| MATERIALS |
The structure and properties of elements, compounds, mixtures and polymers, other than biochemicals |
| MEMBRANE |
Preparation and properties of membranes |
| METAL |
Describing a metal or metallic properties |
| MICELLE |
Formation and properties of micelles |
| MICROSCALE |
Microscale operations |
| MICROSCOPE |
Microscope; polarizing microscope |
| MISTAKE |
Calls attention to a significant error in an article, always explained in the abstract |
| MOL.MOD |
Molecular modeling |
| MOL.SPECT |
Molecular spectroscopy |
| MOL.WT |
Molecular weight determinations |
| MOLTENSALT |
Molten salt chemistry; techniques |
| MOSSBAUER |
Mossbauer spectroscopy |
| NAME |
A named reaction other than FRIEDEL.CRAFTS, DIELS.ALDER or GRIGNARD, which are indexed separately |
| NATPROD |
Chemistry of natural products |
| NEUTRON |
Neutrons; neutron irradiation analysis |
| NMR |
NMR and similar techniques (as PMR) |
| NONAQ |
Non-aqueous chemistry; non-aqueous titration |
| NOPROC |
"No procedure"; the experiment is described in some fashion other than the step-by-step recipes used in lab manuals |
| NUCL.ACID |
Nucleic acids including, but not limited to, RNA and DNA |
| OPTICAL |
Optics, optical instruments. See also MICROSCOPE. |
| ORD |
Optical rotary dispersion |
| ORG |
Organic chemistry, materials and techniques |
| ORGANOMETAL |
Organometallics. Bioinorganics are accessed by calling BIO and INORG |
| OSC.RXN |
Oscillating reaction |
| OSMOSIS |
Osmosis, osmometry |
| OUTREACH |
Activities intended to interest others in chemistry |
| PAPERC |
Paper chromatography |
| PESTICIDE |
Pesticides |
| PH |
pH chemistry; pH titrations; indicators |
| PHARM |
Pharmacological chemistry; pharmaceuticals |
| PHASE |
Phase diagrams; multiphase systems |
| PHEROMONES |
Pheromones |
| PHOSPHOR |
Phosphorescence; phosphors |
| PHOTOCHEM |
Chemistry of light; photolysis. FLASHPHOTOL is indexed separately. See also OPTICAL, LUMIN, FLUOR, PHOSPHOR |
| PHOTOCHROM |
Photochromic compounds |
| PHOTOELEC |
Photocell, photoelectric effects, and xerography |
| PHOTORES |
Photoresist |
| PHOTOSOUND |
Photo-acoustic microscopy, and so on |
| PHOTOSYNTHESIS |
Photosynthesis |
| PHYS |
Physical chemistry |
| PMR |
Indexed under NMR: NMR and similar techniques (as PMR) |
| POLARIM |
Polarimetry |
| POLYMER |
Polymer chemistry; polymeric materials including oligomers |
| PORPHYRIN |
Chemistry of porphyrins and related substances |
| PREP |
An inorganic, organic, or biochemical preparation |
| PROJ |
An experiment or set of experiments designed as or suitable for a class or individual project |
| PROOF |
A proof-of-structure experiment |
| PROTEIN |
Protein as a primary focus |
| PTC |
Phase transfer catalysis |
| PYROTECHNICS |
Indexed under MAGIC: magic shows; fireworks. See also EXPLOSION |
| QUAL |
Qualitative analysis |
| QUANT |
Quantitative techniques |
| QUANTUM |
Quantum mechanics; advanced spectroscopy |
| RADIOCHEM |
Radiochemistry; radiochemical techniques |
| RAMAN |
Raman spectroscopy |
| REARRANGE |
A rearrangement reaction |
| REDOX |
Reduction; oxidation; oxidation–reduction |
| REFRACT |
Refractometry |
| RESOLUTION |
Resolution of optical isomers |
| REVIEW |
Review; number of references given in abstract |
| RNA |
Indexed under NUCL.ACID: nucleic acids including, but not limited to, RNA and DNA. |
| RXN.MECH |
Experiments focusing on reaction mechanisms |
| S/N |
Signal enhancement techniques |
| SAFETY |
Safety; new, safe versions of old experiments |
| SEMICONDUCT |
Semicondictor chemistry |
| SEPARATION |
Separation techniques other than those individually listed. See also TECHNIQUE. |
| SEQ |
Reaction sequence |
| SIMULATION |
Computer-simulated experiment |
| SOLAR |
Solar energy; see also ENVIRON |
| SOLID |
Solid state; solid structure |
| SOLUB |
Solubility; solution theory. Ksp: see KSP. |
| STATISTICS |
Statistics as applied to chemistry |
| STEREOISOMERS |
Indexed under CHIRAL: stereoisomers that have chiral properties; optical isomers |
| STM |
Scanning-tunneling microscopy |
| STOICH |
Stoichiometry |
| STRUCTURE |
Indexed under PROOF: a proof-of-structure experiment |
| SUBST.RXN |
Nucleophilic substitution reaction |
| SUPERCONDUCT |
Superconductors and superconductivity |
| SURFACE |
Surface chemistry; surface tension; surface effects; surfactants |
| SVEX |
Indexed under DISTRIB: solvent extraction, distribution between two (or more) phases, including counter-current |
| TAUTOMERS |
Tautomers, tautomerization |
| TCHROME |
Thermochromicity |
| TECHNIQUE |
Any technique not indexed separately |
| TGA |
Indexed under DTA (differential thermal analysis) and similar techniques such as DSC, TGA, weight loss on drying, and so on |
| THERMO |
Thermodynamics; thermodynamic functions. For thermal effects and thermometry, see HEAT. |
| TITN |
Titration |
| TLC |
Thin layer chromatography |
| TOXINS |
Establishment of chemical toxicity; LD-50. |
| TRACER |
Tracer techniques |
| TRANSPORT |
Transport properties |
| TURBIDIM |
Turbidimetry, indexed under UVIS: ultraviolet and/or visible spectroscopy; UV or visible radiation. See also PHOTOCHEM |
| UVIS |
Ultraviolet and/or visible spectroscopy; UV or visible radiation. See also PHOTOCHEM |
| VACTEK |
Vacuum techniques; vacuum lines; gas-handling systems; low pressure |
| VAPORPRESS |
Vapor pressure; vapor state |
| VIDEO |
Uses a videocassette or videodisk |
| VISC |
Viscometry |
| VITAMIN |
Vitamins |
| WATERCHEM |
Chemistry of natural waters, as rain, river, tap, sea, and so on |
| WRITING |
Writing reports, notebooks, and worksheets |
| XRAY |
X-ray analysis; X-ray spectroscopy |
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