The compact, clear, and versatile dictionary of chemistry is an indispensable companion for scientists, translators, lecturers, students, teachers, and pupils working between test tubes, Bunsen burners, and high-tech synthetic chemistry in the lab. It covers all areas of chemistry from general and theoretical chemistry to inorganic, organic, physical chemistry, biochemistry, nuclear chemistry, and polymer chemistry, as well as equipment, methods, analytics, and nanotechnology. Thematic fields of terms allow for a coherent exploration of a topic; the collection of thematically related terms under their respective overarching main entries increases the likelihood of finding the right word and facilitates the work of translating. For example, various spectroscopic methods are listed under the main entry Spect.