a colorless flammable gas used chiefly in welding and in organic synthesis
Used in the same subject area: Organic chemistry, Chemistry, General chemistry.
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vitamin precursor; a substance that is converted into a vitamin in animal tissues
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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
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A forerunner; a precursor.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: vitamin, precursor, substance, converted, animal.A substance (sometimes the product of a specific micro-organism and sometimes naturally present in the blood or tissues of an animal),…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: vitamin, precursor, substance, converted, animal.Destitute of any vestige of organic life, or at least of animal life; anterior to the existence of animal life; formed when there was…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: vitamin, precursor, substance, converted, animal.A small, clear space in the segments of the ovum, the precursor of the nucleus.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: vitamin, precursor, substance, converted, animal.an orange isomer of an unsaturated hydrocarbon found in many plants; is converted into vitamin A in the liver
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: vitamin, precursor, substance, converted, animal.A sensation of cold with convulsive shaking of the body, pinched face, pale skin, and blue lips, caused by undue cooling of the body o…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: vitamin, precursor, substance, converted, animal.an animal sterol that is normally synthesized by the liver; the most abundant steroid in animal tissues
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: vitamin, precursor, substance, converted, animal.an animal sterol that is normally synthesized by the liver; the most abundant steroid in animal tissues
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: vitamin, precursor, substance, converted, animal.a small molecule (not a protein but sometimes a vitamin) essential for the activity of some enzymes
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: vitamin, precursor, substance, converted, animal.an organic compound containing two carboxyl functional groups (-COOH).; "The most widely used dicarboxylic acid in the industry is adi…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: vitamin, precursor, substance, converted, animal.Organizable substance by which the tissues of an animal body are renewed.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: vitamin, precursor, substance, converted, animal.Animal jelly; glutinous material obtained from animal tissues by prolonged boiling. Specifically (Physiol. Chem.), a nitrogeneous coll…
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