Organic chemistry

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polyglycol distearate

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

(C 17 H 35 ) 2 CO 2 CO(CH 2 CH 2 O)x An off-white, soft solid with a melting point of 43_C; soluble in chlorinated solvents, acetone, and light esters; used as a resin plasticizer. Also known as ...

sodium phytate

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

C 6 H 9 O 24 P 6 Na 9 A hygroscopic, water-soluble powder; used as a chelating agent for trace metals and in medicine.

acridine

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

(C 6 H 4 ) 2 NCH A typical member of a group of organic heterocyclic compounds containing benzene rings fused to the 2,3 and 5,6 positions of pyridine; derivatives include dyes and medicines.

barban

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

C 11 H 9 O 2 NCl 2 A white, crystalline compound with a melting point of 75–76_C; used as a postemergence herbicide of wild oats in barley, flax, lentil, mustard, and peas.

carbodiimide

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

1. HN_C_NH An unstable tautomer of cyanamide. 2. Any compound with the general formula RN_C_NR which is a formal derivative of carbodiimide.

deamination

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

Removal of an amino group from a molecule.

C 22 H 42 O 2 A monoethenoid acid that is the cis isomer of brassidic acid and makes up 40 to 50% of the total fatty acid in rapeseed, wallflower seed, and mustard seed; crystallizes as needles from ...