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Quick Reference Sources

A visual Interpretation of the Table of Elements
Easy element is represented by an image. Clicking on the image will open up a data sheet in a new window.

Chemicool Dictionary
This is an extensive chemical dictionary that is searchable by term or in an alphabetical listing. The site also includes a periodic table, chemistry tools, and other resources.

General Chemistry Glossary
Created by Dr. Frederick Senese, of Frostburg State University, this glossary may be searched by term, through an alphabetic list, or by general topic. There are links to other chemical glossaries, as well as links to tools, tutorials, and more.

Glossary of Archaic Chemical terms
This site, originating from the LeMoyne College Department of Chemistry, includes not only links to the terms used in classic papers selected from the history of chemistry, but also links to the full text of many papers in that list. The terms are arranged alphabetically; however, the papers themselves are arranged by topical.

Kilcoyne's Chemistry Glossary
The site may be searched by phrase, term, or by alphabet. Each definition contains links to other definitions and sites. The site is maintained by the Centre for Chemistry Studies, University of Sunderland, UK.

Periodic Table of Elements
This site provides the periodic table. One can click on any element to find more information on the topic.

Portal Sites/Meta Sites

ChemDex Index
With over 7,000 links in its database, ChemDex us a useful meta index of sites for chemistry.

The Chemical Database from the Department of Chemistry in the University of Akron. 
This site, spedializing in descriptions of hazardous chemicals, lists formula, description, and uses of various chemicals. Then it provides information on registry numbers, hazards and protection, chemical and physical properties, fire or health related information, and shipping.

Chemical Heritage Foundation: Podcasts
Distillations is a weekly science podcast that brings you extracts from the past, present, and future of chemistry. Join host Robert D. Hicks for a new episode every Friday with interviews, monologues, reviews, features, and more, to gain historical perspective on current scientific issues. On the Web site you can find additional information about each show as well as archived podcasts.

Chemfinder
Chemfinder is a site for searching across several free ad fee-based chemical databases. Their collection includes over 3,8000 compounds searchable by name, name fragment, molecular formula, molecular weight or CAS Registry Number as well as reference of where to find more information.

General Chemistry Online
This is a searchable database of over 800 common compound names, formulas, structures, and properties. This site also includes a searchable annotated database of over 400 general chemistry Web resources.

Information Retrieval in Chemistry Server
This is a cheminformatics host, whose aim is to bring information on the Internet closer to chemistry researchers and experts. Extensive resource list is available through this site.

Links for Chemists: WWW Virtual Library
Maintained by The University of Liverpool, Department of Chemistry, this site is an index of over 8,225 chemistry resources on the web.

MnM Minimotif Miner
This site will analyze protein queries for the presence of short amino acid sequences that have functionality in other proteins.

RNA Base: The RNA Structure Database
Use this to search for search for RNA structures.

Chemistry Industry

The chemical industry
This comprehensive site lists chemical equipment, suppliers, software, industry services, laboratory equipment, resources, organizations, and scholarly institutions, all of which are invested in the field of chemistry.

Chemnews.com
This is a publication for chemical industry.

Hazardous Chemicals Resources

Where to find MSDS on the net
This is a resource for locating material Safety Data Sheets online.

Hazardous Chemicals Database
A searchable database of information of over 23,000 hazardous chemicals. This database is searchable by name, formula or registry number.

Toxnet
TOXNET is an interface for searching multiple databases on toxicology, hazardous and related areas.

Fun Sites

Molecule of the Month
A fun site that features a different chemical compound of each month showing the compositions of some unusual molecules.

Visual Interpretation of the Table of Elements.
In addition to visual interpretations of the 109 elements, information on the discovery and naming of the elements makes this a unique website.

What’s That Stuff?
What’s That Stuff has several articles that explain that composition and manufacture of common items.

Humour Sites

Chemclub Humor
This site contains diagrams for humurous chemical compounds such as “Mercedes Benzene”.