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McGraw Hill Financial, Inc. is an American publicly traded corporation headquartered in Rockefeller Center in New York City. Its primary areas of business are financial, publishing, and business services.
C<sub>14</sub>H<sub>19</sub>NO A dark liquid, used as a growth regulator to protect apples and pears in storage.
Industry:Chemistry
1. Indicating the homolog of a compound differing in formula from the latter by an increase of one CH<sub>2</sub> group. 2. Indicating a homopolymer made up of a single type of monomer, such as polyethylene from ethylene. 3. Indicating that a skeletal atom has been added to a well-known structure.
Industry:Chemistry
C<sub>10</sub>H<sub>19</sub> A univalent radical that is derived from menthol by removal of the hydroxyl group.
Industry:Chemistry
CH<sub>3</sub>(CH<sub>2</sub>)<sub>7</sub>CH<sub>2</sub>OH One of a family of C<sub>9</sub>H<sub>19</sub>OH isomers; a colorless liquid with rose aroma; boils at 215_C; insoluble in water, soluble in alcohol; used in perfumery and flavorings.
Industry:Chemistry
A fatty acid with two or more double bonds per molecule, such as linoleic or linolenic acid.
Industry:Chemistry
Compounds whose molecules have the same number and kind of atoms and the same atomic arrangement, but differ in their spatial relationship.
Industry:Chemistry
CH<sub>3</sub>(CH<sub>2</sub>)<sub>8</sub>COOC<sub>2</sub>H<sub>5</sub> A colorless liquid, used in the manufacture of wine bouquets and cognac essence.
Industry:Chemistry
One of a very large group of chemical compounds composed only of carbon and hydrogen; the largest source of hydrocarbons is from petroleum crude oil.
Industry:Chemistry
(CH<sub>3</sub>)<sub>2</sub>C_CHCOCH<sub>3</sub> A colorless, oily liquid with a honeylike odor; solidifies at _41.5_C; used as a solvent for resins, particularly vinyl resins, many gums, and nitrocellulose; also used in lacquers, paints, and varnishes.
Industry:Chemistry
C<sub>8</sub>H<sub>16</sub>O A liquid aldehyde boiling at 172_C; found in essential oils of many plants; used in perfume compositions. Also known as octanal.
Industry:Chemistry
