IGCSE Chemistry Glossary

Acetylene

Acid Rain

Acidic Solution

Acid Fermentation

Addition Reaction

Addition Polymerisation

Alcohols

Alkali

Alkali Metals

Alkaline Earth Metals

Alkaline Solution

Alkanes

Alkenes

Allotropes

Alloy

Amphoteric

Anion

Anode

Aquifer

Atmosphere

Atoms

Avogadro Constant

Back Reaction

Bacteria

Balanced Equation

Base

Battery

Biodegradable

Biopolymer

Blast Furnace

Boiling

Boiling Point

Bond Energy

Bonding

Brittle

Brine

Burette

Burning

Carbon Cycle

Carboxylic Acids

Cast Iron

Catalyst

Catalytic Converter

Catalytic Cracking

Cathode

Cation

Cell (Biological)

Cell (Electrical)

Cement

Ceramic

Chalk

Change of State

Chemical Change

Chemical Equation

Chemical Reaction

Chromatogram

Climate Change

Coagulant

Coke

Combination

Combustible

Combustion

Compound Fertiliser

Compound Ion

Compound

Concentration

Condensation

Condensation Polymerisation

Condenser

Conductor

Contact Process

Corrosion

Covalent Bond

Covalent Compound

Cracking

Cross-linking

Crude Oil

Crystallisation

Decomposition Reaction

Denature

Degradeable

Density

Diatomic

Diffusion

Displacement Reaction

Dissolving

Distillation

Double bond

Ductile

Dynamic Equilibrium

Electrodes

Electrolysis

Electrolyte

Electron Distribution / Configuration

Electron Shells

Electrons

Electroplating

Element

Empirical Formula

Endothermic

Enzymes

Equation

Equilibrium

Ester

Evapouration

Exothermic

Extract

Fermentation

Fertilisers

Filtering

Filtrate

Flammable

Flue Gas Desulfurisation

Formula

Forward Reaction

Fossil Fuels

Fractional Distillation

Fractions

Freezing

Fuel

Functional Group

Galvanising

Giant Structure

Global Warming

Greenhouse Gas

Group

Haber Process

Half-equation

Halogens

Heating Curve

Homologous Series

Hydrated

Hydrocarbon

Hydrogen Fuel Cell

Hydrolysis

Hypothesis

Incomplete Combustion

Indicator

Inert

Inert Electrode

In Excess

Insoluble

Insulator

Intermolecular Forces

Ion

Ionic Bond

Ionic Compound

Ionic Equation

Isomers

Isotopes

Lattice

Lime

Limewater

Locating Agent

Macromolecule

Malleable

Mass Spectrometer

Melting Point

Melting

Metal