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| acepromazine |
an oily orange compound used to immobilize large animals, to stop nausea, and to tranquilize. |
| 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] |
| acetate |
a chemical compound derived from acetic acid. [1/2 definitions] |
| acetic acid |
a clear, colorless, sour liquid compound that is the main ingredient in vinegar and is used in solvents, acetate fibers, plastics, and other products. |
| acetone |
a chemical compound, highly volatile and flammable, used in making compounds and as a solvent, as in paints. |
| acetylcholine |
a form of this compound used in medicine for its ability to decrease blood pressure and cause muscular movement in such organs as the alimentary canal. [1/2 definitions] |
| acinus |
one of the small secreting sacs in a compound gland. [1/2 definitions] |
| adenosine |
an organic compound that is made up of adenine and ribose and found in nucleic acids, and that may be obtained as a white crystalline powder through the hydrolysis of yeast. |
| ADP |
a biochemical compound involved in the storing and releasing of energy in all living cells; adenosine diphosphate. (Cf. ATP.) |
| agrimony |
any of various related plants of the rose family that have compound feathery leaves and bear long clusters of small yellow flowers on spiky stalks, and a prickly fruit. [1/2 definitions] |
| aliphatic |
indicating an organic chemical compound in which the carbon atoms make an open chain. |
| allomorph |
any of several alternate structural forms of the same chemical compound; paramorph. [1/2 definitions] |
| amide |
an organic compound derived from ammonia, such as acetamide, or a metallic derivative, such as sodium amide. |
| ammonia |
ammonium hydroxide, the compound formed by dissolving ammonia gas in water. [1/2 definitions] |
| ammoniate |
a compound that contains ammonia. [1/2 definitions] |
| ammonification |
infusion with ammonia or an ammonium compound, as in the production of fertilizer. [1/2 definitions] |
| amygdalin |
an organic compound derived from bitter almonds and related fruits, used to produce laetrile and as an expectorant. |
| anastigmatic |
free from astigmatism; esp. of compound lenses, being such that each part of the lens corrects the astigmatism in the other part. |
| anhydride |
a chemical compound derived from another through the removal of water. |
| aromatic |
of or being benzene or a benzene-related compound. [2/3 definitions] |
| arsenic |
a tasteless, odorless, extremely poisonous white compound of arsenic and oxygen, used as a pesticide; arsenous acid; arsenic trioxide. [1/2 definitions] |
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