a colorless flammable gas used chiefly in welding and in organic synthesis
Used in the same subject area: Organic chemistry, Chemistry, General chemistry.Furfural
a liquid aldehyde with a penetrating odor; made from plant hulls and corncobs; used in making furan and as a solvent
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any of a class of highly reactive chemical compounds; used in making resins and dyes and organic acids
Used in the same subject area: Organic chemistry, Chemistry, General chemistry.a colorless flammable gas used chiefly in welding and in organic synthesis
Used in the same subject area: Organic chemistry, Chemistry, General chemistry.any organic compound containing the group -CONH2
Used in the same subject area: Organic chemistry, Chemistry, General chemistry.a hydrocarbon containing one or more benzene rings that are characteristic of the benzene series of compounds
Used in the same subject area: Organic chemistry, Chemistry, General chemistry.an organic acid characterized by one or more carboxyl groups
Used in the same subject area: Organic chemistry, Chemistry, General chemistry.organic compound formed by reaction between an acid and an alcohol with elimination of water
Used in the same subject area: Organic chemistry, Chemistry, General chemistry.a colorless flammable gas used chiefly in welding and in organic synthesis
Used in the same subject area: Organic chemistry, Chemistry, General chemistry.an organic compound containing only carbon and hydrogen
Used in the same subject area: Organic chemistry, Chemistry, General chemistry.a compound that exists in forms having different arrangements of atoms but the same molecular weight
Used in the same subject area: Organic chemistry, Chemistry, General chemistry.any of a class of organic compounds having a carbonyl group linked to a carbon atom in each of two hydrocarbon radicals
Used in the same subject area: Organic chemistry, Chemistry, General chemistry.the process of oxidizing; the addition of oxygen to a compound with a loss of electrons; always occurs accompanied by reduction
Used in the same subject area: Organic chemistry, Chemistry, General chemistry.the process of oxidizing; the addition of oxygen to a compound with a loss of electrons; always occurs accompanied by reduction
Used in the same subject area: Organic chemistry, Chemistry, General chemistry.the process of oxidizing; the addition of oxygen to a compound with a loss of electrons; always occurs accompanied by reduction
Used in the same subject area: Organic chemistry, Chemistry, General chemistry.a naturally occurring or synthetic compound consisting of large molecules made up of a linked series of repeated simple monomers
Used in the same subject area: Organic chemistry, Chemistry, General chemistry.any of a group of isomers in which atoms are linked in the same order but differ in their spatial arrangement.; "A configurational ste…
Used in the same subject area: Organic chemistry, Chemistry, General chemistry.any of a class of organic compounds that have two hydrocarbon groups linked by an oxygen atom
Used in the same subject area: Organic chemistry, Chemistry, General chemistry.a colorless pungent liquid widely used in manufacturing plastics and pharmaceuticals
Used in the same subject area: Organic chemistry, Chemistry, General chemistry.Words connected by meaning
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Acetic aldehyde. See Aldehyde.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: liquid, aldehyde, penetrating, odor, plant.the simplest ketone; a highly flammable liquid widely used as an organic solvent and as material for making plastics
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: liquid, aldehyde, penetrating, odor, plant.a pungent colorless unsaturated liquid aldehyde made from propene
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: liquid, aldehyde, penetrating, odor, plant.A spontaneously inflammable liquid, having a repulsive odor, and consisting of cacodyl and its oxidation products; -- called also Cade…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: liquid, aldehyde, penetrating, odor, plant.A liquid consisting mainly of the lighter and more volatile hydrocarbons of petroleum or kerosene oil, used as a solvent and for clean…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: liquid, aldehyde, penetrating, odor, plant.colorless soluble flammable liquid ketone used as a solvent for resins and as a paint remover and in lacquers and cements and adhesive…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: liquid, aldehyde, penetrating, odor, plant.a toxic colorless flammable liquid (CS2); used in the manufacture of rayon and cellophane and carbon tetrachloride and as a solvent fo…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: liquid, aldehyde, penetrating, odor, plant.A peculiar bitter orange-brown substance, with strong, penetrating odor, found in two sacs between the anus and external genitals of t…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: liquid, aldehyde, penetrating, odor, plant.Any vessel with twin hulls, whether propelled by sails or by steam; esp., one of a class of double-hulled pleasure boats remarkable fo…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: liquid, aldehyde, penetrating, odor, plant.a colorless volatile flammable liquid with an almond odor that is made from chlorine and benzene; used as a solvent and in the product…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: liquid, aldehyde, penetrating, odor, plant.A colorless volatile liquid, CHCl3, having an ethereal odor and a sweetish taste, formed by treating alcohol with chlorine and an alka…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: liquid, aldehyde, penetrating, odor, plant.A liquid, C3H7.C6H4.CHO, obtained from oil of caraway; -- called also cuminic aldehyde.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: liquid, aldehyde, penetrating, odor, plant.Explore Academic Dictionary
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