“THE stuff that cults are made of” and “Extremely funny, an ingenious plot and cracking good jokes” are two reviews of well-known books that may well be on your bookshelves. They are not, however, the reviews to be found for the Dictionary of Chemical Engineering. The dictionary is neither a ripping yarn nor a page-turner with a whodunnit. Put simply, it is a collection of words that begins with A and ends with Z. As one of the latest additions to the Oxford Paperback Reference series, the Dictionary of Chemical Engineering is a collection of scientific and engineering terms commonly encountered in chemical engineering. With over 3,400 entries covering all aspects of chemical engineering along with terms from related disciplines, such as chemistry, physics, and mathematics, it is aimed at a general readership, students of chemical engineering and general engineering courses as well as professionals in the fields of applied chemistry, chemical technology, industrial chemistry and process engineering. It provides definitions and explanations for materials, energy balances, reactions, separations, sustainability, safety, and ethics along with concepts, laws, theories and hypotheses. Significant organisations, international legislation and biographical notes of influential scientists and engineers who have been responsible for contributing to the development of the discipline are also included, along with the definitions of many types of specialist process equipment.