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carbons — car·bon || kÉ‘ËbÉ™n n. chemical element; coal; copy, duplicate … English contemporary dictionary
carbons — plural of carbon present third singular of carbon … Useful english dictionary
ketole group — Carbons 1 and 2 of a 2 ketose (HOCH2CO ); trans ketolation from d xylose 5 phosphate to C 1 of aldoses is important in various metabolic pathways involving carbohydrates ( e.g., photosynthesis, Dickens shunt); the two carbon unit is transferred… … Medical dictionary
hydrocarbon — hydrocarbonaceous, adj. /huy dreuh kahr beuhn, huy dreuh kahr /, n. any of a class of compounds containing only hydrogen and carbon, as an alkane, methane, CH4, an alkene, ethylene, C2H4, an alkyne, acetylene, C2H2, or an aromatic compound,… … Universalium
Activated carbon — Activated carbon, also called activated charcoal, activated coal or carbo activatus, is a form of carbon that has been processed to make it extremely porous and thus to have a very large surface area available for adsorption or chemical reactions … Wikipedia
lipid — /lip id, luy pid/, n. Biochem. any of a group of organic compounds that are greasy to the touch, insoluble in water, and soluble in alcohol and ether: lipids comprise the fats and other esters with analogous properties and constitute, with… … Universalium
Cycloalkane — Ball and stick model of cyclobutane Cycloalkanes (also called naphthenes not to be confused with naphthalene) are types of alkanes that have one or more rings of carbon atoms in the chemical structure of their molecules. Alkanes are types of… … Wikipedia
List of Edison patents — Below is a list of Edison patents. Thomas Edison was an inventor who, it is said, accumulated 1500 plus patents worldwide for his inventions. Nearly 1100 of Edison s patents were in the United States, but other patents were approved in countries… … Wikipedia
Monosaccharide — Monosaccharides (from Greek monos: single, sacchar: sugar) are the most basic units of biologically important carbohydrates. They are the simplest form of sugar and are usually colorless, water soluble, crystalline solids. Some monosaccharides… … Wikipedia
IUPAC nomenclature of organic chemistry — The IUPAC nomenclature of organic chemistry is a systematic method of naming organic chemical compounds as recommended[1] by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC). Ideally, every possible organic compound should have a… … Wikipedia
