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Heteroatom

Definition & Meaning

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Heteroatom is a noun meaning (organic chemistry) Any atom which is not carbon or hydrogen.

Meaning

(organic chemistry) Any atom which is not carbon or hydrogen.

More Meanings

  1. (organic chemistry) Any atom in a heterocyclic ring (or other structure normally built of carbon atoms) that is not a carbon atom.

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include heteroelement, heteronucleophile, heteroradical, heteroalkene, heterophane, heteroanalogue.

heteroelementheteronucleophileheteroradicalheteroalkeneheterophaneheteroanalogueheteroaldehydeheteroketoneheteroadditionorganoheterylheterocycloalkaneheteroalleneheterofullereneheterocyclylheteroheliceneheterocyclenonterpenoidheteroaromaticheteromonomerheterocyclic

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