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INDEX
Acetic acid
Acetyl salicylic acid (ASA)
Achras sapota
(sapodilla)
(sapodilla)
Aconitum
(monkshood)
(monkshood)
Acrecaidine
Acropolis, olive tree on(illus.)
Acylation reaction
Adams, Thomas
Addictive compounds
Adenosine
Adipic acid
Aerosol propellants
Agent Orange
Age of Discovery
Age of Plastics
AIDS
Air-conditioning
Alanine
Albuquerque, Afonso de
Alexander the Great
Alexander VI, pope
Alizarin
Alkali industry
Alkaloids
caffeine
ergot
morphine
nicotine
Allyltoluidine
α-amino acids
α-glucose
American Civil War
American Revolution
American Viscose Company
Amide groups
Amino acids
Ammonia
Ammonium nitrate
Amoxicillin
Amphibians, venoms from
Ampicillin
Amundsen, Roald
Amylopectin
Amylose
Anabolic steroids
Anadamide
Ancient civilizations
and olive oil
and opium
and salt
Androgens
Androsterone
Anesthesias
Angina pectoris, nitroglycerin and
Aniline dyes
Anopheles mosquitos
Anthony, saint
Anthraquinone
Antibiotics
penicillins
sulfa drugs
Antimetabolites
Antioxidants
Antiscorbutics, Cook and
Antiseptics
Areca catechu
(betel nut)
(betel nut)
Armaments
Army uniforms, colors of
Aromatic molecules
Arrhenius, Svante August
Artificial compounds
progesterone
silk
sweeteners
testosterones
See also
Synthetic compounds
Synthetic compounds
ASA (acetyl salicylic acid)
Ascorbic acid (vitamin C)
Asia, rubber plantations
Aspartame
Aspirin
Atmosphere of Earth
Atropa belladonna
(deadly nightshade)
(deadly nightshade)
Atropine
Bacon, Roger
Bacteria:
antibiotic-resistant
digestion of cellulose by
Bacterial infections
Badische Anilin und Soda Fabrik (BASF)
Baekeland, Leo
Baeyer, Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Adolf von
Bakelite
Balata
Balls, rubber
Banda Islands
BASF (Badische Anilin und Soda Fabrik)
Bathing
Bayer and Company aspirin
Belgian Congo
Belladonna
Benzene
Benzocaine
Berzelius, Jöns Jakob
β-carotene
β-glucose
β-lactam ring
β-phenylethylamine
Betel nut
Bevan, Edward
Bible, olive references
Billiard balls
Bioaccumulation:
of DDT
of PCBs
Biotechnology
Bioterrorism
Biphenyls
Birds, DDT and
Birth control.
See
Contraceptives
See
Contraceptives
Bitter taste
Black Death (plague)
Black pepper
Blue dyes
Bolivia, salt hotel(illus.)
Bombykol
Bombyx mori
(silkworm moth)
(silkworm moth)
Bonds, chemical
See also
Double bonds
Double bonds
Bones, compound fractures
Boston Tea Party
Botanica-Mex
Botulinum toxin A
Botulism
Brain
caffeine and
morphine and
Brazil, coffee cultivation
Breda, Treaty of
Brine springs
Britain
chemical industry
cotton industry
and opium trade
and salt tax
soda ash manufacture
and spice trade
British Empire, quinine and
British Navy, and ascorbic acid
Bromine
Bubonic plague
Bufotoxin
Butadiene
Butter
Buttons, tin, disintegration of
Butyric acid
Â
Cacao(illus.)
Caffeine
Calaucha, Antonio de la
Calcium chloride
Cannabis sativa
(marijuana)
(marijuana)
Caoutchouc (rubber) tree
Capitalism, beginning of
Caproic acid
Capsaicin
Capsicum
species
species
Carbolic acid
Carbon
Carbon disulfide
Carcinogens, safrol as
Cardiac glycosides
Carmine.
See
Cochineal
See
Cochineal
Carminic acid
Caro, Heinrich
Carotene
Carothers, Wallace
Carréâ Ferdinand
Carson, Rachel,
Silent Spring
Silent Spring
Cartier, Jacques
Castile soap
Castilla
species
species
Caustic soda (sodium hydroxide)
Caventou, Joseph
Cellophane
Celluloid
Cellulose
Central nervous system
CFCs (chlorofluorocarbons)
Challenger
space shuttle
space shuttle
Chardonnet, Hilaire de
Charles I, king of England
Chemical compounds
Chemical dye industry
Chemical reactions, explosive
Chemical structures
Chewing gum
Chicle
Childbed fever
Childbirth, anesthesia for
Children, labor of
Chile saltpeter
Chili peppers
China
male contraceptive tests
and opium
silk from
Chinchona
(quinine)(illus.)
(quinine)(illus.)
Chitin
Chloracne
Chlorine
Chlorocarbon compounds
chloroquine
Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)
Chloroform
Chloroquine
Chocolate
Cholesterol Christianity
and witchcraft
Cinchona
species
species
Cis double bonds
Cities, salt and
Civilization olive oil and
See also
Ancient civilizations
See also
Ancient civilizations
Claviceps purpurea
(ergot)
(ergot)
Clostridium botulinum
Cloves
Cloxacillin
Coal
Coal tar
Coca tree
Cocaine
Coccus ilicis
(kermes insect)
(kermes insect)
Cochineal
Cochrane, Archibald
Cockburn, William,
Sea Diseases
Sea Diseases
Cocoa
Cod, depletion of
Codeine
Coffea arabica
(coffee plant)
(coffee plant)
Coffee
Collagen, vitamin C and
Collodion
Colonialism
quinine and
rubber and
Color of dyes
Columbus, Christopher
Compounds of elements
See also
Chemical structures
See also
Chemical structures
Condensation polymers
Conductivity of salt solutions
Coniine
Conium maculatum
(hemlock)
(hemlock)
Conjugated double bonds
Contraceptives male
Cook, James
Cortés, Hernán
Cortisone
Cosmetic uses of olive oil
Cotton(illus.)
Crime, opium and
Crocetin
Crocus sativus
(saffron)
(saffron)
Cromwell, Oliver
Cross, Charles
Culture, sugar and
Cyclamate
Cyclic compounds
Cyclohexane
Â
Dactylopius coccus
(cochineal beetle)
(cochineal beetle)
Dandelions
Datura
(thorn apple)
(thorn apple)
DDT (dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane)
and malaria
Deadly nightshade
Deforestation of Europe
Deliquescence
Demerol (meperidine)
Democracy, olive oil and
Democritus
Depression, scurvy and
Desoxycholic acid
Diacetylmorphine (Heroin)
Dianabol
Diatomaceous earth (kieselguhr)
Dibromoindigo
Diet
on ocean voyages
Digitalis
Digitalis purpurea
(foxglove)
(foxglove)
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