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Access Science (McGraw Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology)
Access Science:  "Online access to the ninth edition of the McGraw Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology plus ... special features."
CHEMnetBASE (chemistry, physics, polymers)
CHEMnetBASE (chemistry, physics, polymers): "A collection of dictionaries and handbooks providing information on chemical compounds, polymers, and physics data."

Tips: searching CHEMnetBASE for COMPOUNDS

Select Combined Chemical Dictionary (CCD)*
Click on Browse (beside Chemical Name search box)
Type Compound name into Index Stem search box and click on GO
Select Compound name from list
Click on Search (lower left)
Click on Details

*The Combined Chemical Dictionary (CCD) includes:
Dictionary of Commonly Cited Compounds
Dictionary of Drugs (Formerly Pharmasource)
Dictionary of Inorganic and Organometallic Compounds
Dictionary of Natural Products
Dictionary of Organic Compounds

Tips: searching CHEMnetBASE for POLYMERS

Select Polymers: a Property Database from CHEMnetBASE
Enter search terms and click Search (lower left)
ChemFinder.Com
ChemFinder: "ChemBioFinder.com is an online chemistry and biology reference database. With more than 500,000 compounds indexed and linked to other web sites, it provides a wealth of chemical information for professional chemists and students alike."
NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology) Chemistry WebBook
NIST: "You can search for data on specific compounds in the Chemistry WebBook based on name, chemical formula, CAS registry number, molecular weight, chemical structure, or selected ion energetics and spectral properties."
Encyclopedia & Handbook
Lagowski, J. J. (1997). Macmillan encyclopedia of chemistry. New York, Macmillan Reference USA. REF QD4 .M33 1997 v.1 - v.4.

CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics:  go to CHEMnetBASE and click on The Handbook of Chemistry and Physics

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