amino acid Reference library
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(two words) Symbols for the 20 or so amino acids commonly found in proteins are typically formed from the first
anthracene-9,10-dione Reference library
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The recommended name for the compound traditionally known as 9,10-anthraquinone.
biphenyl-4,4′-diamine Reference library
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The recommended name for the compound traditionally known as benzidine.
bis(h5-cyclopentadienyl)iron Reference library
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The recommended name for the compound traditionally known as ferrocene.
butanedioic acid Reference library
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HOOC(CH2)2COOH The recommended name for the compound traditionally known as succinic acid.
butenedioic anhydride Reference library
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The recommended name for the compound traditionally known as maleic anhydride.
5-cholesten-3β-ol Reference library
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The systematic chemical name for the compound traditionally known as cholesterol.
coordinates Reference library
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Space coordinates, defining the position of a point relative to a frame of reference, are usually denoted:
(x,
cyclohexadiene-1,4-dione Reference library
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The recommended name for the compound traditionally known as quinone or 1,4-benzoquinone.
1,4-diazine Reference library
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The recommended name for the compound traditionally known as pyrazine.
3,3′-dimethylbiphenyl-4,4′-diamine Reference library
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The recommended name for the compound traditionally known as o-tolidine.
epoxide Reference library
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Any of a class of organic compounds containing a three-membered heterocyclic ring of two carbon atoms and one oxygen atom.
epoxyethane Reference library
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The recommended name for the compound traditionally known as ethylene oxide.
ethanal trimer Reference library
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The recommended name for the compound traditionally known as paraldehyde. See formula, p. 122.
Euler constant Reference library
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Symbol: γ (Greek gamma) or C A mathematical constant equal to∑1n1/r−loge
Hamiltonian Reference library
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Symbol: H A function used in general dynamics:H=∑ipiq•i−L,
heterocyclic Reference library
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Designating an organic compound containing closed rings in which one or more of the ring atoms are elements other than
hexahydropyrazine Reference library
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The recommended name for the compound traditionally known as piperazine.
hexahydropyridine Reference library
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The recommended name for the compound traditionally known as piperidine.
limits Reference library
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For an integral, summation, or product, the limits are written in a subscript position (lower limit) and superscript position (upper
