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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: May, Paul W. (Autor), Cotton, S. A. (Simon A.), 1946- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Boca Raton : CRC Press, 2014.
Temas:
Chemistry > Popular works.
Chemistry > Humor.
Chimie > Ouvrages de vulgarisation.
Chimie > Humour.
Chemistry
Humor
Popular works
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Front Cover
  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • PREFACE
  • Authors
  • Chapter 1: Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP)
  • Chapter 2: Adrenaline/Epinephrine : (Noradrenaline/Norepinephrine)
  • Chapter 3: Ammonium Nitrate
  • Chapter 4: Artemisinin
  • Chapter 5: Aspirin
  • Chapter 6: Caffeine
  • Chapter 7: Capsaicin
  • Chapter 8: Carbon Dioxide
  • Chapter 9 Ý-Carotene
  • Chapter 10: Chlorophyll
  • Chapter 11: Cholesterol
  • Chapter 12: Cisplatin : The Anti-Cancer Drug
  • Chapter 13: Cocaine
  • Chapter 14: DEET
  • Chapter 15: Difluorodichloroethane, CF2Cl2 : (Freon-12, CFC-12 or R-12) and Related Compounds
  • Chapter 16: DDT : The Controversial Insecticide
  • Chapter 17: Digitalis
  • Chapter 18: Dimethylmercury : And the Karen Wetterhahn Story
  • Chapter 19: Dimethylsulfide : (and Truffles)
  • Chapter 20: Dopamine
  • Chapter 21: Epibatidine
  • Chapter 22: Estradiol : The Main Female Hormone
  • Chapter 23: Glucose
  • Chapter 24: Glycerol
  • Chapter 25: Heavy Water : Deuterium Oxide, D2O
  • Chapter 26: Heme
  • Chapter 27: Hexenal : (and 'Green Grass' Smell)
  • Chapter 28: Hydrogen Peroxide
  • Chapter 29: Insulin
  • Chapter 30: Kisspeptin
  • Chapter 31: Lauric Acid : (the Fatty Constituent of Coconut Oil)
  • Chapter 32: Limonene
  • Chapter 33: Linoleic Acid
  • Chapter 34: Lysergic Acid Diethylamide (LSD)
  • Chapter 35: Medroxyprogesterone Acetate : The Drug Used for Chemical Castration
  • Chapter 36: Methamphetamine : (or Methedrine, Speed, Crank, Meth, Ice, Glass, Crystal Meth, etc.)
  • Chapter 37: Methane
  • Chapter 38: 2-Methylundecanal
  • Chapter 39: Monosodium Glutamate : (and the Fifth Flavor)
  • Chapter 40: Morphine, Codeine and Heroin
  • Chapter 41: Nandrolone
  • Chapter 42: Nicotine
  • Chapter 43: Nitrous Oxide, N2O : (Laughing Gas)
  • Chapter 44: 1-Octen-3-ol : or 'Mushroom Alcohol'
  • Chapter 45: Oxygen : (and Ozone)
  • Chapter 46: Oxytocin.
  • Chapter 47: Paracetamol/Acetaminophen : (The Painkiller Known by the Brand Names Tylenol or Panadol)
  • Chapter 48: Penicillins
  • Chapter 49: Prostanoic Acid and Prostaglandins
  • Chapter 50: Psilocybin and Mescaline : The Magic Mushroom Molecule (Along with Mescaline from Cacti)
  • Chapter 51: Quinine : (and Synthetic Antimalarial Drugs)
  • Chapter 52: Sodium Hypochlorite : (Better Known as Bleach)
  • Chapter 53: Serotonin
  • Chapter 54: Skatole
  • Chapter 55: Sucrose
  • Chapter 56: SWEATY' ACID, (E)-3-METHYL-2-HEXENOIC ACID
  • Chapter 57: Taxol (Paclitaxel)
  • Chapter 58: Testosterone
  • Chapter 59: Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC)
  • Chapter 60: Tetrahydrogestrinone (Thg) : (and 'Illegal' Steroids)
  • Chapter 61: Tetrodotoxin
  • Chapter 62: Thujone : The 'Suspect' in Poisoning by Absinthe
  • Chapter 63: Trimethylamine : (and Fish-Breath Odor)
  • Chapter 64: TNT
  • Chapter 65: Vancomycin
  • Chapter 66: VX Gas : The Film-Star Molecule
  • Chapter 67: Water
  • Bibliography
  • Back Cover.

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