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saponification

Chemistry; General chemistry

The hydrolysis of esters using hot sodium hydroxide solution to produce the salt of a carboxylic acid . Usually saponification refers to the hydrolysis of esters of fatty acids to manufacture ...

alkyne

Chemistry; General chemistry

A compound that consists of only carbon and hydrogen, that contains at least one carbon-carbon triple bond. Alkyne names end with -yne. Examples are acetylene (CH CH); 1-propyne (CH2 CH2CH3), and ...

nitrite

Chemistry; General chemistry

1. The NO2- ion, formed by reaction of nitrous acid with a base . 2. A compound containing the NO2- ion.

thermometry

Chemistry; General chemistry

The science of temperature measurement.

computer-assisted drug design

Chemistry; General chemistry

Using computational chemistry to discover, enhance, or study drugs and related biologically active molecules.

isomerization

Chemistry; General chemistry

A chemical change that involves a rearrangement of atoms and bonds within a molecule, without changing the molecular formula .

saturated fat

Chemistry; General chemistry

A lipid that contains no carbon-carbon double bonds. Animal fats like butter and lard are composed of saturated fat. Saturated fats tend to be waxy or greasy solids.