heteroatom
[het-uh-roh-at-uh m]
noun Chemistry.
an atom other than carbon in the ring structure of a heterocyclic compound.
Nearby words
- hetero-,
- heteroagglutinin,
- heteroantibody,
- heteroantiserum,
- heteroaromatic,
- heteroauxin,
- heteroblastic,
- heterocarpy,
- heterocellular,
- heterocercal
Origin of heteroatom
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