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CHEMICAL COMPOUND [1 record]

Record 1 2012-01-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
DEF

A chemical substance which is formed by the union of elements in definite proportion by weight, with definite structural arrangement, whose molecules consist of unlike atoms and whose constituents cannot be separated by physical means.

CONT

Water is a compound of oxygen and hydrogen; the benzene ring is characteristic of numerous complex organic compounds.

OBS

Loosely, [compound also refers to] a product formula (often proprietary) of various types, e.g., pharmaceuticals (a vegetable compound), rubber (a fast-curing compound), etc.

PHR

Non-UV-absorbing, not strongly ionic compound.

PHR

Compound to be symmetrically conjugated, to fluoresce.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
DEF

Espèce chimique formée par la combinaison de deux ou plusieurs éléments.

PHR

Composé analysé (en ligne, en différé), désorbé, fixé, ionisable, ionisé.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Elementos y compuestos químicos
DEF

Sustancia compuesta de átomos e iones de dos o más elementos en combinación química.

CONT

Un compuesto es una entidad homogénea en la que los elementos tienen proporciones definidas en peso y están representadas por una fórmula química.

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