a colorless flammable gas used chiefly in welding and in organic synthesis
Used in the same subject area: Organic chemistry, Chemistry, General chemistry.Optical isomer
one of two stereoisomers that are mirror images of each other that are non-superposable (not identical).
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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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The convergence to different foci, by a lens or mirror, of rays of light emanating from one and the same point, or the deviation of su…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: stereoisomers, mirror, images, non-superposable, identical.Relating to non-living components of an ecosystem
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: stereoisomers, mirror, images, non-superposable, identical.Capable of being thought or conceived by itself alone; unconditioned; non-relative.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: stereoisomers, mirror, images, non-superposable, identical.Specifically: A breaking or infraction of a law, or of any obligation or tie; violation; non-fulfillment; as, a breach of contract; a…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: stereoisomers, mirror, images, non-superposable, identical.An apparatus in which the images of external objects, formed by a convex lens or a concave mirror, are thrown on a paper or other whit…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: stereoisomers, mirror, images, non-superposable, identical.the excess of cash revenues over cash outlays in a given period of time (not including non-cash expenses)
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: stereoisomers, mirror, images, non-superposable, identical.A number showing how a transformation stretches a special direction.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: stereoisomers, mirror, images, non-superposable, identical.(mathematics) a non-Euclidean geometry that regards space as like a sphere and a line as like a great circle; "Bernhard Riemann pionee…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: stereoisomers, mirror, images, non-superposable, identical.either one of a pair of compounds (crystals or molecules) that are mirror images on each other but are not identical
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: stereoisomers, mirror, images, non-superposable, identical.either one of a pair of compounds (crystals or molecules) that are mirror images on each other but are not identical
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: stereoisomers, mirror, images, non-superposable, identical.Similar, but not superposable, i. e., related to each other as a right-handed to a left-handed glove; -- said of certain hemihedral cr…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: stereoisomers, mirror, images, non-superposable, identical.a framework that supports and protects a picture or a mirror; "the frame enhances but is not itself the subject of attention"; "the fr…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: stereoisomers, mirror, images, non-superposable, identical.Explore Academic Dictionary
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