heteroatom

See also: Heteroatom

English

Etymology

From hetero- +‎ atom.

Noun

heteroatom (plural heteroatoms)

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

Related terms

heterocycle
homoatom

Translations

non-carbon atom in a carbon structure

Finnish: heteroatomi
German: Heteroatom n
Korean: 헤테로원자 (heterowonja)
Spanish: heteroátomo m

See also

heteroatom on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

heterotoma

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