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(organic chemistry, dated) A principle derived from certain albuminoids; it is soluble in alcohol and is not coagulable by heat.
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(organic chemistry) Any alkyl-substituted arene.
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(organic chemistry) Any derivative of such hydrocarbons.
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(organic chemistry) The cyclic ketone 4-hydroxy-3-methyl-2-prop-2-enylcyclopent-2-en-1-one; an analog of pyrethrolone
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(organic chemistry) Any aryl derivative of an azole
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(organic chemistry) An aryl derivative of an oxazole
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(organic chemistry) Any of a group of hydrocarbon cage compounds consisting of two cycloalkane rings linked to each other by methylene groups
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(organic chemistry) Any of a class of organic compounds formed by the cyclization of N-acyl-α-amino acids; they are five-membered heterocycles containing both a nitrogen and oxygen atom in the ring, with the oxygen adjacent to a carbonyl.
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(organic chemistry) A bicyclic derivative of benzene having a fused cyclobutane ring
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(countable, organic chemistry) Any derivative of this compound.
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(organic chemistry) A polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon composed of two cyclopentadiene rings and two cyclopropene rings fused to one of cyclooctadiene; a dimer of calicene
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(organic chemistry) A highly strained bicyclic hydrocarbon consisting of two fused cyclopropane rings.
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(organic chemistry) The sesquiterpenoid bicyclic cycloolefin (4E,8E)-4,8,11,11-tetramethylbicyclo[8.1.0]undeca-4,8-diene
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(organic chemistry) The bicyclic alicyclic hydrocarbon cyclohexylcyclohexane
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(chemistry) A concentric multishell fullerene structure.
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(organic chemistry) butyraldehyde
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(organic chemistry) The thiol, derived from butane, that is the sulfur equivalent of butanol; it is partly responsible for the smell of skunk
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(organic chemistry, especially in combination) A univalent radical derived from butanoic acid
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(organic chemistry) A polycyclic alkane with the chemical formula C₁₁H₁₂.
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(organic chemistry) Any polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon consisting of a closed ring of fused benzene rings.
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(organic chemistry, of a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon dimer) oriented with the two faces parallel and their π-orbitals overlapping
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(organic chemistry) Any of a group of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (circulenes) containing at least one ring of five fused benzene rings and thus having a non-planar form reminiscent of a bowl that is a fragment of buckminsterfullerene; a buckybowl.
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(organic chemistry) Any of three isomeric cyano- derivatives of biphenyl, but especially 4-cyanobiphenyl which is an element of several mesogenic materials
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(organic chemistry) Any cyclic compound formed of arylene units
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(organic chemistry) Any of a range of alicyclic derivatives of bakuchiol
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(countable, organic chemistry) Any derivative of this compound.
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(organic chemistry) The secondary alcohol derived from cyclobutane; any derivative of this compound
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(organic chemistry) A cycloalkene having a seven-membered ring and three double bonds; removal of a hydride ion produces the aromatic tropylium ion
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(organic chemistry) A cyclic oxocarbon derived from cyclohexane
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(organic chemistry) The cyclic ketone derived from cyclopentane by formal replacement of two hydrogen atoms by an oxygen atom; any derivative of this compound
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(organic chemistry, especially in combination) A radical derived from cyclopentene
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(organic chemistry) Any cyclic structure used as a base phane in the nomenclature of complex organic compounds
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(organic chemistry) Any cyclic compound formed of phenanthrenylene units
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(organic chemistry) The cyclic ketone having three carbon atoms and one double bond opposite the carbonyl group.
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(organic chemistry) Any organic compound containing this structure
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(organic chemistry) circumcoronene; Abbreviation of dodecabenzocoronene. [Synonym of circumcoronene]
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(organic chemistry) decahydronaphthalene
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(organic chemistry) Any of several polycyclic hydrocarbons whose cagelike structure resembles part of the diamond crystal lattice.
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(organic chemistry) A polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon consisting of two coronene residues joined by a single bond
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(organic chemistry) Any diethynyl derivative of cinnoline
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(organic chemistry, in combination) A functional group or radical derived from dimethylaniline.
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(organic chemistry) The univalent radical derived from dinitrophenol
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(organic chemistry) An olefin that has two double bonds; a diene
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A fluorescent hydrocarbon used in the study of cell membranes.
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(organic chemistry) 1,2,4,5-tetramethylbenzene, an aromatic hydrocarbon used as a solvent and in the manufacture of pyromellitic acid.
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(organic chemistry) Any lignane in which the two γ-carbon atoms of the side chains are linked via an oxygen atom to form a tetrahydrofuran ring
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(organic chemistry) A chemical compound formed from methanofuran during an early stage of methanogenesis.
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(organic chemistry) Any univalent radical derived from a fulvene.
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(chemistry) any heterocyclic compound formally derived from an arene by replacement of one or more methine and/or vinylene groups by trivalent or divalent heteroatoms respectively in such a way as to retain its aromaticity
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(organic chemistry) An aromatic hydrocarbon in which every hydrogen atom of a benzene ring has been replaced by phenyl groups
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(chemistry) Any of various compounds formally derived from a fullerene by the insertion of a methylene group between adjacent carbon atoms
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(organic chemistry) Any hydroxy derivative of a chlorolactone
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(organic chemistry) The aldehyde 2-methylpropanal derived from isobutanol
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(organic chemistry) Any branched-chain isomer of a straight-chain alkane
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(organic chemistry) A skeletal formula, especially a schematic representation of benzene as a hexagon made up of alternating single and double lines that represent alternating single and double bonds
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(rare, organic chemistry) Any organic compound, in the form of a ring, that has the maximum number of noncumulative double bonds; e.g. benzene or indole.
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(organic chemistry) Any cyclophane in which the aliphatic bridge connects the 1,3 (meta) positions of the benzene ring
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(organic chemistry) Any metallacycle derived from a cyclopentene
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(organic chemistry) Any methoxy derivative of cyclohexene
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(organic chemistry) The methyl derivative of cyclobutane
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(organic chemistry) Any of three isomeric cyclic diolefins, (methyl derivatives of cyclopentadiene), the organic precursor to the methylcyclopentadienyl-ligand commonly found in organometallic chemistry.
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(organic chemistry) Either of two isomeric univalent radicals formally derived from naphthalene by removal of a hydrogen atom
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(organic chemistry) A pentacyclic aromatic hydrocarbon whose structure is in the form of the Olympic rings.
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(chemistry) any univalent radical having its free valence at a carbon atom
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(organic chemistry) A polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon containing eight fused benzene rings.
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(organic chemistry) tetrahydrofuran
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Alternative form of oxanorbornene [(organic chemistry) Any of several oxygen-containing heterocycles derived from norbornene, especially those that are used to make polymers]
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(obsolete, organic chemistry) decene
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(organic chemistry) The cyclic dienone 3,4,4,5-tetramethylcyclohexa-2,5-dienone
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(organic chemistry) Any pentachloro derivative of cyclohexane, but especially 1,1,2,2,3-pentachlorocyclohexane
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(organic chemistry) Any pentachloro derivative of cyclohexanol, but especially 2,3,4,5,6-pentachlorocyclohexanol
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(organic chemistry) Any univalent radical or ion derived from a pentadiene
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(organic chemistry) The helicene having five benzene rings fused into a flat spiral
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(organic chemistry) The derivative of cyclopentadiene 1,2,3,4,5-pentamethylcyclopentadiene that is used in organic synthesis
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(organic chemistry) Any organic derivative of this compound; they are explosive
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(organic chemistry, especially in combination) Any radical derived from a pentene.
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Alternative spelling of perylene [(organic chemistry) A polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon consisting of two molecules of naphthalene fused together; it is used in light-emitting diodes.]
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(organic chemistry, especially in combination) Any of five isomeric univalent radicals derived from phenanthrene
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(chemistry) A white or yellowish-white crystalline substance made from phthalic acid and phenol. Its solution in alkalis is brilliant red, but is decolorized by acids, and as this reaction is exceedingly delicate it is used as an indicator.
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(organic chemistry) An alkyne hydrocarbon containing a phenyl group, sometimes used as an analogue for acetylene in scientific research.
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(organic chemistry, especially in combination) The cation obtained by protonation of piperazine
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(organic chemistry) Any of a class of electroluminescent aromatic polycyclic hydrocarbons consisting of many fluorene units attached end-to-end
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(organic chemistry) The hydrocarbon CH₃-CH₂-CH₂-C₆H₅ that is the parent compound of the lignans
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(organic chemistry) A complex polycyclic compound that appears to be a catenane.
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(organic chemistry) A diazine in which the two nitrogen atoms are in the para- positions; many of its derivatives are pharmaceuticals.
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(organic chemistry) A univalent radical derived from pyrene
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(organic chemistry) Any heterocyclic ketone derived from pyrrole
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(archaic, chemistry) butylene
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(chemistry) A divalent radical in which a cyclohexane ring is fused to another ring at a single carbon atom, the two rings being more or less at right angles to one another
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(organic chemistry) Either of two isomeric hydrocarbons, diphenylethylene, but especially the trans isomer, used in the manufacture of dyes and many other compounds.
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Alternative spelling of tetralin [(organic chemistry) The bicyclic hydrocarbon 1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalene; it is used as an industrial solvent]
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(organic chemistry) A carbenium ion derived from a triangulene
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(organic chemistry) An aromatic hydrocarbon having three benzene rings joined in the form of a paddlewheel; any derivative of this compound
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(obsolete, organic chemistry) The hydrocarbon cyclohepta-1,3,5-triene, or any of its derivatives
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