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heteroanalogue

heteroanalogue noun: any compound, related to an existing one, in which one or more carbon atoms have been replaced by a heteroatom.

Noun

heteroanalogue (plural heteroanalogues)

  1. Any compound, related to an existing one, in which one or more carbon atoms have been replaced by a heteroatom

Forms of heteroanalogue

pluralheteroanalogues

Origin of heteroanalogue

From hetero- + analogue.

Questions about heteroanalogue

What does heteroanalogue mean?
Heteroanalogue means any compound, related to an existing one, in which one or more carbon atoms have been replaced by a heteroatom.
What part of speech is heteroanalogue?
Heteroanalogue is a noun.
What is the plural of heteroanalogue?
The plural of heteroanalogue is heteroanalogues.

Words near heteroanalogue in the dictionary

  1. heteroallene
  2. heteroallenes
  3. heteroamnesis
  4. heteroamnestic
  5. heteroamorous
  6. heteroanalogue
  7. heteroanalogues
  8. heteroanamnesia
  9. heteroanamnesis
  10. heteroanhydride
  11. heteroanhydrides

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