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Organic chemistry

polyene

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

Compound containing many double bonds, such as the carotenoids.

sodium naphthalenesulfonate

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

C 10 H 7 SO 3 Na Yellow, water-soluble crystalline plates or white scales; used as a liquefying agent in animal glue.

acid chloride

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

A compound containing the radical _COCl; an example is benzoyl chloride.

azoic dye

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

A water-insoluble azo dye that is formed by coupling of the components on a fiber. Also known as ice color; ingrain color.

carbene

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

A compound of carbon which exhibits two valences to a carbon atom; the two valence electrons are distributed in the same valence; an example is CH 2 .

cystamine

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

(CH 2 ) 6 N 4 A white, crystalline powder, melting at 280_C; used to make synthetic resins. Also known as aminiform; crystogen; cystamine methenamine; hexamethylene tetramine; urotropin.

erbium oxalate

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

Er 2 (C 2 O 4 ) 3 _10H 2 O A red powder that decomposes at 575_C; used to separate erbium from common metals.

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