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hexachlorophene

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

(C 6 HCl 3 OH) 2 CH 2 A white powder melting at 161_C; soluble in alcohol, ether, acetone, and chloroform, insoluble in water; bacteriostat used in antiseptic soaps, cosmetics, and dermatologicals.

malonyl

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

CH 2 (COO) 2 A bivalent functional group formed from malonic acid.

nitroethane

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

CH 3 CH 2 NO 2 A colorless liquid, slightly soluble in water; boils at 114_C; used as a solvent for cellulosics, resins, waxes, fats, and dyestuffs, and as a chemical intermediate.

polyhaloalkane

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

An alkane derivative in which two or more hydrogen atoms have been replaced by halogen atoms.

sodium picramate

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

NaOC 6 H 2 (NO 2 ) 2 NH 2 A yellow salt, soluble in water; used in the manufacture of dye intermediates.

acridine dye

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

Any of a class of basic dyes containing the acridine nucleus that bind to deoxyribonucleic acid.

A cationic portion of an ionic species in which the valence shell of a positively charged nonmetallic atom has two electrons less than normal, and the charged entity has one covalent bond less than ...