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Isomers

Any of two or more compounds with the same molecular formula but with different structure.

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  1. 1

    Any of two or more compounds with the same molecular formula but with different structure.

  2. 2

    Any of two or more atomic nuclei with the same mass number and atomic number but with different radioactive properties.

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congenersnounA person or thing similar in behavior or nature to another.
racemicnoun(chemistry) Containing equal amounts of dextrorotatory (+) and levorotatory (−) stereoisomers and therefore not optically active.
enantiomernoun(chemistry) One of a pair of stereoisomers that is the mirror image of the other, but may not be superimposed on this other stereoisomer.
amidenoun(organic chemistry) Any derivative of an oxoacid in which the hydroxyl group has been replaced with an amino or substituted amino group; especially such derivatives of a carboxylic acid, the carboxamides or acid amides
alkenesnoun(organic chemistry) An unsaturated, aliphatic hydrocarbon with one or more carbon–carbon double bonds.
glucosidenoun(biochemistry) A glycoside that yields glucose after hydrolysis.
epoxidenoun(organic chemistry) Any of a class of organic compound, cyclic ethers, having a three-membered ring; they are prepared by the selective oxidation of alkenes or by ring-closure of halohydrins; used to make plastics.
alkylnoun(organic chemistry) Any of a series of univalent radicals of the general formula CₙH₂ₙ₊₁ derived from aliphatic hydrocarbons. In other words, an alkane minus one hydrogen atom.
alkynesnoun(organic chemistry) A hydrocarbon containing at least one carbon–carbon triple bond.
porphyrinnoun(organic chemistry) Any of a class of heterocyclic compounds containing pyrrole rings arranged in a square or other similar shape; they are important in biochemistry in a form with a metal atom in the central cavity (hemoglobin with iron, chlorophyll with magnesium, etc.).
carboxylic acidnoun(organic chemistry) Any of a class of organic compounds containing a carboxyl functional group.
valinenoun(biochemistry) An essential amino acid 2-amino-3-methylbutanoic acid found in most animal proteins.
dimethylnoun(organic chemistry, in combination) Two methyl groups in a molecule.
propylnoun(organic chemistry) Either of two isomeric univalent hydrocarbon radicals, C₃H₇, formally derived from propane by the loss of a hydrogen atom.
pyrophosphatenoun(inorganic chemistry) Any salt or ester of pyrophosphoric acid.
divalentnoun(chemistry) Any divalent substance.
cytochromenounAny of various related hemoproteins found in the cells of most organisms, which are an important part of cell respiration.
uracilnoun(organic chemistry) One of the bases of RNA, pairing with adenine.
arylnoun(organic chemistry) Any univalent organic radical derived from an aromatic hydrocarbon by removing a hydrogen atom.
substituentsnoun(chemistry) Any atom, group, or radical substituted for another, or entering a molecule in place of some other part which is removed.

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