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Acetyl
noun · 78% connection
A complex, hypothetical radical, composed of two parts of carbon to three of hydrogen and one of oxygen. Its hydroxide is acetic acid.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: hypothetical, radical, derived, maleic, acid.
Acrylic
adjective · 78% connection
Of or containing acryl, the hypothetical radical of which acrolein is the hydride; as, acrylic acid.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: hypothetical, radical, derived, maleic, acid.
Amide
noun · 78% connection
A compound formed by the union of amidogen with an acid element or radical. It may also be regarded as ammonia in which one or more hy…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: hypothetical, radical, derived, maleic, acid.
Bicarbonate
noun · 78% connection
A carbonate in which but half the hydrogen of the acid is replaced by a positive element or radical, thus making the proportion of the…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: hypothetical, radical, derived, maleic, acid.
Bisulphate
noun · 78% connection
A sulphate in which but half the hydrogen of the acid is replaced by a positive element or radical, thus making the proportion of the…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: hypothetical, radical, derived, maleic, acid.
Carbolic
adjective · 78% connection
Pertaining to, or designating, an acid derived from coal tar and other sources; as, carbolic acid (called also phenic acid, and phenol…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: hypothetical, radical, derived, maleic, acid.
Diazo-
unknown · 78% connection
A combining form (also used adjectively), meaning pertaining to, or derived from, a series of compounds containing a radical of two ni…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: hypothetical, radical, derived, maleic, acid.
Erucic
adjective · 78% connection
Pertaining to, or derived from, a genus of cruciferous Mediterranean herbs (Eruca or Brassica); as, erucic acid, a fatty acid resembli…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: hypothetical, radical, derived, maleic, acid.
Formic
adjective · 78% connection
Pertaining to, or derived from, ants; as, formic acid; in an extended sense, pertaining to, or derived from, formic acid; as, formic e…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: hypothetical, radical, derived, maleic, acid.
Glycolyl
noun · 78% connection
A divalent, compound radical, CO.CH2, regarded as the essential radical of glycolic acid, and a large series of related compounds.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: hypothetical, radical, derived, maleic, acid.
Hordeic
adjective · 78% connection
Pertaining to, or derived from, barley; as, hordeic acid, an acid identical or isomeric with lauric acid.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: hypothetical, radical, derived, maleic, acid.
Hypothetical
noun · 78% connection
a hypothetical possibility, circumstance, statement, proposal, situation, etc.; "consider the following, just as a hypothetical possib…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: hypothetical, radical, derived, maleic, acid.
Maleate
noun · 78% connection
A salt of maleic acid.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: hypothetical, radical, derived, maleic, acid.
Manganite
noun · 78% connection
A compound of manganese dioxide with a metallic oxide; so called as though derived from the hypothetical manganous acid.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: hypothetical, radical, derived, maleic, acid.
Metalammonium
noun · 78% connection
A hypothetical radical derived from ammonium by the substitution of metallic atoms in place of hydrogen.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: hypothetical, radical, derived, maleic, acid.
Metasilicic
adjective · 78% connection
Designating an acid derived from silicic acid by the removal of water; of or pertaining to such an acid.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: hypothetical, radical, derived, maleic, acid.
Normal
adjective · 78% connection
Denoting certain hypothetical compounds, as acids from which the real acids are obtained by dehydration; thus, normal sulphuric acid a…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: hypothetical, radical, derived, maleic, acid.
Octoyl
noun · 78% connection
A hypothetical radical (C8H15O), regarded as the essential residue of octoic acid.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: hypothetical, radical, derived, maleic, acid.