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| acetal |
a colorless, flammable, volatile liquid compound used as a solvent, in perfumes and cosmetics, in organic synthesis, and to induce hypnosis. [1/2 definitions] |
| azobenzene |
an orange-red, nonsoluble crystalline compound obtained from nitrobenzene, used in organic synthesis, as an insecticide, and in the making of dyes. |
| benzoin |
a white or yellowish crystalline powder used in organic synthesis and in making antiseptics. [1/3 definitions] |
| butyl alcohol |
any of four isomeric alcohols with three carbon molecules, obtained from petroleum products and used in organic synthesis or as solvents. |
| chemosynthesis |
the synthesis of organic substances by an organism using energy provided by a chemical reaction. |
| cistron |
in biology, the smallest strand of DNA needed for the synthesis of one polypeptide; gene. |
| codon |
in biology, a triplet of nucleotides in the messenger RNA, which specifies amino acids in the synthesis of protein molecules. |
| cyanogen |
a poisonous organic gas of carbon and nitrogen that is used for chemical warfare, as a rocket propellant, and in organic synthesis. |
| dopamine |
an intermediate product in the body's synthesis of many substances, such as melanin, and a neurotransmitter essential to normal nerve functioning. |
| messenger RNA |
a single-stranded molecule of ribonucleic acid that carries a code from the DNA, where it is synthesized, to the cytoplasm, where it specifies the sequence of amino acids required for protein synthesis. |
| methyl chloride |
a colorless, poisonous gas, used as a local anesthetic, in refrigeration, and in organic synthesis. |
| phenothiazine |
a greenish organic compound used to expel intestinal worms in domestic animals, as an insecticide, and in the synthesis of tranquilizers. |
| propane |
a colorless flammable gas found in petroleum and natural gas and used for fuel and in chemical synthesis. |
| propylene |
a colorless combustible gas derived during the refining of petroleum and used in organic synthesis. |
| quinoline |
a colorless liquid compound obtained from bones, coal tar, or alkaloids, or by synthesis, that is used as a solvent and in the making of dyes, antiseptics, and the like. [1/2 definitions] |
| resynthesis |
combined form of synthesis. |
| ribosome |
any of various small particles in the cytoplasm of a cell that contain RNA and are active in protein synthesis. |
| RNA |
any of several single-stranded nucleic acids containing the sugar ribose that occur in the cytoplasm of all living cells and are essential in protein synthesis; ribonucleic acid. |
| synthesize |
to bring about a synthesis. [1/3 definitions] |
| synthetic |
of, pertaining to, resulting from, or involving synthesis. [1/5 definitions] |
| template |
a molecule that functions as a model for the synthesis of larger molecules, as DNA does for RNA. [1/4 definitions] |
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