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heteroatom

American

[het-uh-roh-at-uhm] / ˌhɛt ə roʊˈæt əm /

noun

Chemistry.

an atom other than carbon in the ring structure of a heterocyclic compound.

Etymology

Origin of heteroatom

First recorded in 1895–1900; hetero- + atom

Example Sentences

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A recent experimental study by Aliev and Motherwell demonstrated that heteroatom substitution might also serve as a means to tune the strength of lp–π interactions in a rationally designed system95.

From Nature • Mar. 28, 2017

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