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PEC化学工程英语证书考试常用词汇定义 Absorbents - Absorbents are material that take up or absorb any liquids or vapors that come in contact with it.Acetyl - Any chemical compound with an acetate group.Acid - It is a water soluble sour tasting chemical compound. An acid has pH less than 7. The molecule contains hydrogen and are sour tasting compounds and their generic formula is AH.Acidosis - Acid poisoning in the bloodAdditives - In the manufacturing process of plastics, polymer is just one constituent. There are other chemicals like impact modifiers, colorants, reinforcements, plasticisers and stabilizers etc that give specific properties to the plastics. These are called additives.Agrochemical - Chemicals, like hormone, fungicide, or insecticide, that improve or protects the crop production.Alcohols - Alcohol in chemistry means any organic compound in which a hydroxyl group (OH) is bound to a carbon atom, further bound to other hydrogen and/or carbon atoms.Aldehyde - An important starting material and intermediate in organic synthesis. Many aldehydes of industrial significance are used as solvents, perfumes, and flavouring agents or as intermediates in the manufacture of plastics, dyes, and pharmaceuticals.Aliphatic - Any organic compound in which the main structure is a chain of carbon atoms joined to each other. Alkali - A compound that has the ability to neutralize an acid to form a salt. A substance which is somewhat irritating or corrosive to the skin, eyes and mucous membranes. Turns red litmus paper to blue. Common strong alkalis are sodium and potassium hydroxide.Alkenes - Unsaturated hydrocarbons that contain one or more carbon-carbon double bonds. AllChemE - Alliance for Chemical Sciences and Technologies in Europe. The representative body for chemistry and chemical engineering in Europe. Amines - Amines are organic compounds containing nitrogen. Here one or more hydrogen atoms are replaced by alkyl groups or other groups where the nitrogen is bon