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alpha carbon

alpha carbon noun: the first carbon atom of an aliphatic chain that is attached to a functional group.

alpha carbon: the first carbon atom of an aliphatic chain that is attached to a functional group
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Noun

alpha carbon (plural alpha carbons)

  1. The first carbon atom of an aliphatic chain that is attached to a functional group

Forms of alpha carbon

pluralalpha carbons

Questions about alpha carbon

What does alpha carbon mean?
Alpha carbon means the first carbon atom of an aliphatic chain that is attached to a functional group.
What part of speech is alpha carbon?
Alpha carbon is a noun.
What is the plural of alpha carbon?
The plural of alpha carbon is alpha carbons.

Words near alpha carbon in the dictionary

  1. alpha blocker
  2. alpha blockers
  3. Alpha Boötis
  4. alpha brass
  5. alpha brasses
  6. alpha carbon
  7. alpha carbons
  8. Alpha Carinae
  9. Alpha Cassiopeiae
  10. alpha cell
  11. alpha cells

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