- locant
- lo·cant
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locant
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Locant — A locant can be used in organic chemistry to indicate the position of a functional group within a molecule [See [http://cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk/cgi bin/omd?query=locant action=Search+OMD the definition at CancerWEB s online medical dictionary] . ] .… … Wikipedia
locant — noun That part of the name of a compound (often a letter or number) that describes the position of an atom, residue or functional group e.g. the 2 in hexan 2 one … Wiktionary
locant — A number or letter preceding a substituent name in the name of a complex chemical that specifies the position (location) of the substituent on the parent molecule; e.g., 5 in 5 methyluridine, S in S adenosylmethionine … Medical dictionary
locant — ˈlōkənt noun ( s) Etymology: location + ant : the portion of a chemical name that designates the position of an atom or group in a molecule (as β in β naphthylamine, m in m xylene, 2 in 2 butanol, or 1 in glucose 1 C14) … Useful english dictionary
hydrocarbon — hydrocarbonaceous, adj. /huy dreuh kahr beuhn, huy dreuh kahr /, n. any of a class of compounds containing only hydrogen and carbon, as an alkane, methane, CH4, an alkene, ethylene, C2H4, an alkyne, acetylene, C2H2, or an aromatic compound,… … Universalium
IUPAC nomenclature of organic chemistry — The IUPAC nomenclature of organic chemistry is a systematic method of naming organic chemical compounds as recommended[1] by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC). Ideally, every possible organic compound should have a… … Wikipedia
nor- — 1. Chemical prefix denoting 1) elimination of one methylene group from a chain, the highest permissible locant being used; 2) contraction of a (steroid) ring by one CH2 unit, the locant being the capital letter identifying the … Medical dictionary
Delta (letter) — Greek alphabet Αα Alpha Νν Nu Ββ Beta … Wikipedia
M-Xylene — Chembox new Name = m Xylene ImageFile = m Xylene.png ImageName = m Xylene ImageSize = 100px ImageFile1 = m xylene spaceFilling.png ImageSize1 = 150px ImageName1 = m xylene 3D diagram OtherNames = m Xylol 1,3 Dimethylbenzene Section1 = Chembox… … Wikipedia
Nor- — In chemical nomenclature, nor is a prefix to name a structural analog that can be derived from a parent compound by the removal of one carbon atom along with the accompanying hydrogen. The nor compound can be derived by demethylation or by… … Wikipedia
