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acid radical

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noun

Chemistry.
  1. the remainder of an acid molecule after acidic hydrogen has been removed.


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Anilides, compounds in which the amino group is substituted by an acid radical, are prepared by heating aniline with certain acids; antifebrin or acetanilide is thus obtained from acetic acid and aniline.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Part 1, Slice 1 by Various

Ammonium chloride, NH4Cl, consists of the basic radical NH4 and the acid radical Cl.

From The Mechanism of Life by Leduc, Stéphane

Bases may be considered as salts with the hydroxyl group, OH, replacing the acid radical.

From The Mechanism of Life by Leduc, Stéphane

The form of these artificial pseudo-organic elements depends principally on the nature of the acid radical of the solid salt.

From The Mechanism of Life by Leduc, Stéphane

The acid radical has travelled twice as fast as the metal.

From The Mechanism of Life by Leduc, Stéphane

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