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Heteroatom

Heteroatom

See also: heteroatom

German

Noun

Heteroatom n (genitive Heteroatoms, plural Heteroatome)

  1. (chemistry) heteroatom

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heteroatom

heteroatom

See also: Heteroatom

English

Noun

heteroatom (plural heteroatoms)

  1. (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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