heteroatom
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Heteroatom
Any atom which is not carbon or hydrogenAny atom which is not carbon or hydrogen.
Meaning
2 sensesAny atom which is not carbon or hydrogen.
Any atom in a heterocyclic ring (or other structure normally built of carbon atoms) that is not a carbon atom.
Heteroatom
Translations
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By meaning 1
non-carbon atom in a carbon structure:
Forms
plural: heteroatoms| Singular | heteroatom |
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1 related wordsRelatedheterocycle