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1. acanthite, n. View full entry 1856
...An ore mineral of silver typically occurring as small, silver-grey, thorn-shaped or prismatic crystals, or in polycrystalline masses....
2. acetin, n. View full entry 1854
...Any of five acetates of glycerol, which are thick oily liquids used as solvents and plasticizers; spec. = monoacetin Cf. also diacetin, triacetin...
3. acetoacetic, adj. View full entry 1880
...= acetoacetic ester...
4. acetolysis, n. View full entry 1911
...The decomposition of a compound by the action of acetic acid; simultaneous acetylation and hydrolysis....
5. acetophenone, n. View full entry 1871
...A yellow, sweet-smelling liquid which crystallizes just below room temperature, used in the manufacture of certain synthetic perfumes....
6. acetoxy-, comb. form View full entry 1861
...Forming names of compounds containing the group —OCOCH3....
7. acridone, n. View full entry 1892
...A crystalline heterocyclic compound which forms the basis of various biologically and pharmacologically active substances....
8. acrylamide, n. View full entry 1893
...The amide of acrylic acid, a colourless crystalline solid which readily yields water-soluble polymers....
9. acrylonitrile, n. View full entry 1893
...A pungent, toxic, organic liquid which can be polymerized to form artificial fibres and other materials. Also called cyanoethylene, vinyl cyanide....
10. acylation, n. View full entry 1898
...The introduction of one or more acyl groups into a compound or molecule; an instance of this....
11. adenosine, n. View full entry 1909
...A crystalline nucleoside (formed from the purine base adenine and ribose) which is present in all types of cell, acts as a regulator of neurotransmission, and, esp. in the form of its...
12. adenyl, n. View full entry 1889
...A group or radical derived from adenine by the loss of one hydrogen atom. Freq. attrib. or as a formative element in chemical names....
13. adenylate, n. View full entry 1925
...A salt or ester of adenylic acid....
14. adenylic, adj. View full entry 1894
...Derived from adenine; containing an adenyl group....
15. adiponitrile, n. View full entry 1902
...An organic liquid nitrile derived from adipic acid, used primarily in the manufacture of nylon....
16. adonite, n. View full entry 1893
...= ribitol Cf. adonitol...
17. adonitol, n. View full entry 1893
...= ribitol...
18. † albuminone, n. View full entry 1874
...A product of the partial digestion of protein by pancreatic enzymes; a peptone. Cf. albuminose...
19. aldo-, comb. form View full entry 1883
...Forming nouns denoting substances which contain aldehyde groups (esp. aldoses) or are otherwise related to aldehydes....
20. aldol, n. View full entry 1872
...A viscous liquid compound produced from acetaldehyde (ethanal) by a dimerization reaction in dilute alkali or acid....
