title: A Dictionary of Chemistry (Oxford Quick Reference)
author: John Daintith
description: <br><strong>John Daintith</strong> is Reference editor at Market House Books.<br>
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  # Creative Chemistry
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ### Edwin E. Slosson
  
  
  This page formatted 2005 Munsey's.
  
  
  http://www.munseys.com
  
  A CARD OF THANKS.
  
  
  INTRODUCTION. BY JULIUS STIEGLITZ
  
  
  I. THREE PERIODS OF PROGRESS
  
  
  II. NITROGEN
  
  
  III. FEEDING THE SOIL
  
  
  IV. COAL-TAR COLORS
  
  
  V. SYNTHETIC PERFUMES AND FLAVORS
  
  
  VI. CELLULOSE
  
  
  VII. SYNTHETIC PLASTICS
  
  
  VIII. THE RACE FOR RUBBER
  
  
  IX. THE RIVAL SUGARS
  
  
  X. WHAT COMES FROM CORN
  
  
  XI. SOLIDIFIED SUNSHINE
  
  
  CHAPTER XII. FIGHTING WITH FUMES
  
  
  CHAPTER XIII. PRODUCTS OF THE ELECTRIC FURNACE
  
  
  CHAPTER XIV. METALS, OLD AND NEW
  
  
  READING REFERENCES.
  
  
  INDEX.
  
  
  
  
  
  
      Creative Chemistry
  
  
  Descriptive of Recent Achievements in the Chemical Industries
  
  
  
  
      
  
  E-text prepared by Kevin Handy, John Hagerson, Josephine Paolucci, and the
  
  
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  Transcriber's notes:
  
  
  Underscores before and after words denote italics.
  
  
  Underscore and {} denote subscript