carbon chauvinism
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Carbon chauvinism — is a neologism meant to disparage the assumption that the chemical processes of hypothetical extraterrestrial life must be constructed primarily from carbon (organic compounds),[1] as carbon s chemical and thermodynamic properties render it far… … Wikipedia
Carbon — (), but as most compounds with multiple single bonded oxygens on a single carbon it is unstable.] Cyanide (CN–), has a similar structure, but behaves much like a halide ion (pseudohalogen). For example it can form the nitride cyanogen molecule… … Wikipedia
Carbon (disambiguation) — Carbon may refer to:Chemical element*Carbon, the chemical element *Carbon black, a filler often used to improve the properties of rubber or plastic compounds *Carbon chauvinism, a term meant to disparage the assumption that the molecules… … Wikipedia
Carbon-based life — For the music group, see Carbon Based Lifeforms. See also: Organism and Life form The Lewis structure of a carbon atom, showing its four valence electrons. Carbon forms the backbone of biology for all of life on Ea … Wikipedia
Hypothetical types of biochemistry — are forms of biochemistry speculated to be scientifically viable but not proven to exist at this time. While the kinds of living beings we know on earth commonly use carbon for basic structural and metabolic functions, water as a solvent and DNA… … Wikipedia
Alternative biochemistry — is the speculative biochemistry of alien life forms that differ radically from those on Earth. It includes biochemistries that use elements other than carbon to construct primary cellular structures and/or use solvents besides water. Theories… … Wikipedia
Anthropic principle — In astrophysics and cosmology, the anthropic principle is the philosophical argument that observations of the physical Universe must be compatible with the conscious life that observes it. Some proponents of the argument reason that it explains… … Wikipedia
Kohlenstoffchauvinismus — (engl. carbon chauvinism) ist ein polemischer Begriff der Exobiologie und philosophischen Bewusstseinsdebatte. In der Exobiologie werden Positionen als kohlenstoffchauvinistisch kritisiert, wenn sie die Möglichkeit der Entstehung von… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Углеродный шовинизм — Углеродный шовинизм неологизм, использующийся для пренебрежительного отзыва о теории универсальности водно углеродной жизни ввиду исключительных химических и термодинамических свойств углерода, делающих его намного предпочительнее всех… … Википедия
Biochemistry — For the journal, see Biochemistry (journal). Biological Chemistry redirects here. For the journal formerly named Biological Chemistry Hoppe Seyler, see Biological Chemistry (journal). Biochemistry, sometimes called biological chemistry, is the… … Wikipedia
