heteroatom
See also: Heteroatom
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editheteroatom (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.
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editnon-carbon atom in a carbon structure
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