Letter C - Chemistry dictionary by Futura-Sciences

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Calcium Calcium is an element (symbol Ca) of atomic number 20, ...	Carbene A carbene is a highly reactive organic molecule with ...
Carbonado Carbonado, from a Portuguese expression meaning "burnt, ...	Carbonic acid Carbonic acid has the formula H2CO3, forming carbonates and ...
Catalase Catalase is an enzyme catalysing the decomposition of ...	Catalysis In chemistry: Catalysis is the acceleration of a chemical ...
Catalyst A catalyst is a substance which, present in small ...	Cathode A cathode is an electrode from which the electrons of an ...
Cation A cation is an atom or molecule that has lost one or more ...	Cellulose Cellulose is a polysaccharide formed of glucose chains bound ...
Cement Cement is a hydraulic binder composed essentially of ...	Cementation METALLURGY Cementation is the process of heating a metal ...
Cementite Cementite is iron carbide (Fe3C) the main constituent of ...	CFC Chlorofluorocarbons or CFCs (also known as Freon) are ...
Chalcogen The chalcogens are the elements in column 16 (or group VI A ...	Chalcogenide A chalcogenide is a chemical compound containing a chalcogen ...
Chelation Chelation is the formation or presence of bonds or other ...	Chemical precursor A chemical precursor is a compound that takes part in a ...
Choline Choline is an alcohol with three methyl groups (CH3-) linked ...	Chromatography Chromatography is a technique for separating chemical ...