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UNSATURATED ALIPHATIC [5 records]

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Record 1 2015-01-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
DEF

A phospholipid which [has] an alcohol moiety in ethereal linkage with a saturated or unsaturated aliphatic alcohol.

OBS

They are usually derivatives of phosphoglycerols or phosphatidates. The other two alcohol groups of the glycerol backbone are usually in ester linkage. These compounds are widely distributed in animal tissues.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques

Spanish

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Record 2 2012-07-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
DEF

alicyclic compounds :aliphatic compounds having a carbocyclic ring structure which may be saturated or unsaturated, but may not be a benzenoid or other aromatic system.

OBS

alicyclic compound; alicyclic: usually used in the plural, as collective terms (alicyclic compounds; alicyclics).

Key term(s)
  • alicyclic compounds
  • alicyclics

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
DEF

Composé aliphatique comportant une structure carbocyclique qui peut être saturée ou insaturée, mais qui ne peut être un système aromatique benzénoïde ou autre.

OBS

composé alicyclique : terme utilisé la plupart du temps au pluriel (composés alicycliques), comme collectif.

Key term(s)
  • composés alicycliques

Spanish

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

Compuesto orgánico derivado de un hidrocarburo alicíclico.

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Record 3 1999-02-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry
OBS

aliphatic : one of the major groups of organic compounds characterized by straight-or branched-chain arrangement of the constituent carbon atoms. Aliphatic hydrocarbons are comprised of three subgroups :(1) paraffins(alkanes), all of which are saturated and comparatively unreactive,...(2) olefins(alkenes or alkadienes) which are unsaturated and quite reactive;(3) acetylenes(alkynes)....

OBS

See records "aliphatic" and "unsaturated compound".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie
OBS

composé aliphatique : composé organique renfermant une chaîne ouverte, comme les corps gras.

OBS

voir fiches "composé aliphatique" et "composé non saturé".

Spanish

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Record 4 1999-02-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry
OBS

aliphatic : one of the major groups of organic compounds characterized by straight-or branched-chain arrangement of the constituent carbon atoms. Aliphatic hydrocarbons are comprised of three subgroups :(1) paraffins(alkanes), all of which are saturated and comparatively unreactive,...(2) olefins(alkenes or alkadienes) which are unsaturated and quite reactive;(3) acetylenes(alkynes) which contain a triple bond and are highly reactive.

OBS

See records "aliphatic" and "saturated compound".

OBS

unsaturated aliphatic compound.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie
OBS

composé aliphatique : composé organique renfermant une chaîne ouverte, comme les corps gras.

OBS

voir fiches "composé aliphatique" et "composé saturé".

Spanish

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Record 5 1985-03-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
DEF

Any unsaturated aliphatic or alicyclic compound containing more than four carbon atoms in the chain and having at least two double bonds.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
DEF

Nom générique des hydrocarbures renfermant plusieurs doubles liaisons carbone-carbone.

Spanish

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