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Side chain

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sidechainnounAlternative form of side chain. [(organic chemistry) That part of a molecule attached to some core structure; a radical.]
sidegroupnoun(organic chemistry) A functional group that acts as a sidechain
radicalFavoring fundamental change, or change at the root cause of a matter.
headgroupnoun(organic chemistry) A bulky part of a molecule, often containing one or more functional groups, attached to a relatively long aliphatic tail or backbone
submoleculenoun(chemistry) Any part of a molecule, especially a radical
ringnoun(physical) A solid object in the shape of a circle.
alpha carbonnoun(organic chemistry) The first carbon atom of an aliphatic chain that is attached to a functional group
straight chainnoun(chemistry) A structural element of a molecule consisting of an unbranched sequence of atoms or simple groups, especially such a sequence of methylene groups in a aliphatic compound
heteroradicalnoun(chemistry) An organic radical in which the unpaired electron is on an atom other than carbon
macroradicalnoun(organic chemistry) Any macromolecule that is also a free radical
carboxyalkylnoun(organic chemistry) A radical or group comprising an alkyl and a carboxy group
diradicalnoun(organic chemistry) A free radical having a two unpaired electrons
organic compoundnoun(organic chemistry) Any compound containing carbon atoms covalently bound to other atoms.
locantnoun(organic chemistry) That part of the name of a compound (often a letter or number) that describes the position of an atom, residue or functional group.
biradicalnoun(chemistry) any molecule having two independent radical centres
hydroxyacyl(organic chemistry) Any hydroxy derivative of an acyl radical
hydrocarbylnoun(organic chemistry) Any univalent radical, derived from a hydrocarbon, such as methyl or phenyl.
catena compoundnoun(chemistry) Any compound having two or more rings interconnected like the links of a chain, without a covalent bond.
polyderivativenoun(organic chemistry) A derivative of a compound formed by adding or replacing many radicals or functional groups.
alkylideneaminylnoun(organic chemistry) Any univalent radical of the form R₂C=N- (where R is an alkyl group)

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