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BETA- [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-05-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Chemical Elements and Compounds
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- beta-
1, record 1, English, beta%2D
correct, prefix
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A prefix having meanings analogous to those of alpha [q.v.] [which] indicates (a) the position of a substituent atom or radical in a compound, (b) the second position in a naphthalene ring, or (c) the attachment of a chemical unit to the side-chain of an aromatic compound. 1, record 1, English, - beta%2D
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
"ß" refers to the Greek letter beta. 2, record 1, English, - beta%2D
Record 1, Key term(s)
- beta
- B
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Éléments et composés chimiques
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- bêta-
1, record 1, French, b%C3%AAta%2D
correct, see observation, prefix
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- béta- 1, record 1, French, b%C3%A9ta%2D
prefix
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
1. Préfixe qui sert à désigner l'un de deux ou plusieurs isomères. (Ex. dans la série du naphtalène, ß-naphthol). 2. Préfixe utilisé dans la nomenclature stéréochimique des sucres et des stérols. 3. Préfixe indiquant que deux fonctions sont séparées par un atome de carbone. (L'acétylacétone est une ß-dicétone.) 1, record 1, French, - b%C3%AAta%2D
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
«ß» représente la lettre grecque bêta. «B», ou «bêta», s'écrivent en italiques. 2, record 1, French, - b%C3%AAta%2D
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
[...] les préfixes de position [...] sont imprimés en lettres italiques [et ils] n'interviennent pas dans une classification par ordre alphabétique. 3, record 1, French, - b%C3%AAta%2D
Record 1, Key term(s)
- béta
- B
- bêta
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Elementos y compuestos químicos
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- beta
1, record 1, Spanish, beta
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Letra que, en una serie de varios productos, sirve para designar el que se obtiene después del producto alfa. 1, record 1, Spanish, - beta
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La letra beta indica también que dos funciones químicas se hallan separadas en una molécula por un átomo de carbono. 1, record 1, Spanish, - beta
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