heteroatom
See also Heteroatom
English
Etymology
Noun
heteroatom (plural heteroatoms)
- (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
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See also
Heteroatom on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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