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1 online resource |
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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 |
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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 |
| Summary |
880-01 Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP)Adrenaline/Epinephrine (Noradrenaline/Norepinephrine)Ammonium NitrateArtemisinin Aspirin Caffeine CapsaicinCarbon DioxideÝ-CaroteneChlorophyllCholesterolCisplatinCocaineDEETCF2Cl2DDTDigitalisDimethylmercuryDimethylsulfideDopamineEpibatidineEstradiolGlucoseGlycerolHeavy WaterHemeHexenalHydrogen PeroxideInsulinKisspeptinLauric AcidLimoneneLinoleic AcidLSDMedroxyprogesterone AcetateMethamphetamineMethane2-MethylundecanalMonosodium GlutamateMorphine, Codeine and HeroinNandroloneNicotineNitrous Oxide1-Octen-3-olOxygen (and Ozone)OxytocinParacetamol (Acetaminophen)PenicillinsProstanoic Acid and Prostaglandins Psilocybin and MescalineQuinineSodium HypochloriteSerotoninSkatoleSucrose'Sweaty' Acid, (E)-3-Methyl-2-Hexenoic AcidTaxol (Paclitaxel)TestosteroneTetrahydrocannabinol (THC)Tetrahydrogestrinone (THG)TetrodotoxinThujone Trimethylamine TNTVancomycin VX WaterBibliography Index |
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880-01/(S Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP)Adrenaline/Epinephrine (Noradrenaline/Norepinephrine)Ammonium NitrateArtemisinin Aspirin Caffeine CapsaicinCarbon Dioxideβ-CaroteneChlorophyllCholesterolCisplatinCocaineDEETCF2Cl2DDTDigitalisDimethylmercuryDimethylsulfideDopamineEpibatidineEstradiolGlucoseGlycerolHeavy WaterHemeHexenalHydrogen PeroxideInsulin> |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
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| Subject |
Chemistry -- Popular works
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Chemistry -- Humor
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Chemistry
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| Genre/Form |
Humor
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Popular works
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Cotton, S. A. (Simon A.), 1946- author.
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| ISBN |
9781466589612 |
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1466589612 |
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