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| arsenic |
a tasteless, odorless, extremely poisonous white compound of arsenic and oxygen, used as a pesticide; arsenous acid; arsenic trioxide. [1/2 definitions] |
| ascorbic acid |
an organic acid found in many foods, esp. citrus fruits, and required in human nutrition for the production of collagen; vitamin C. |
| asparagine |
a nonessential amino acid found in proteins that is derived from aspartate. |
| aspartate |
the ionic form of aspartic acid, which is a nonessential amino acid found in proteins. |
| aspartic acid |
a nonessential amino acid found in proteins. |
| barbital |
a derivative of barbituric acid, used as a sedative. |
| barbiturate |
any of a group of salts or esters of barbituric acid, used as sedatives. |
| barbituric acid |
a white crystalline organic acid, used in polymerization and in the manufacture of sedatives and dyes. |
| benzo- |
benzene or benzoic acid. |
| benzoate |
in chemistry, a salt or ester of benzoic acid. |
| benzoic |
of or derived from benzoin or benzoic acid. |
| benzoin |
an aromatic resin containing benzoic acid and used in perfumes and cosmetics, cough medicines, and antiseptics. [1/3 definitions] |
| bisulfate |
an inorganic acid sulfate or a compound containing such. |
| bitartrate |
an acid tartrate having only one of the two acidic hydrogen atoms of tartaric acid. |
| borate |
in chemistry, a salt or ester of boric acid or of any acid containing boron. |
| boron |
a chemical element that has five protons in each nucleus and that occurs naturally only in compounds such as boric acid and borax. (symbol: B) |
| bromate |
any salt of bromic acid. |
| bromic acid |
a poisonous acid that is stable only in very dilute form and is used as an oxidizing agent. |
| buffer1 |
in chemistry, a substance that preserves the relative acidity or alkalinity of a solution when an acid or base is added. [1/6 definitions] |
| butyric acid |
an organic acid found in animal milk fats, esp. rancid butter, and used to produce certain fragrances, disinfectants, flavors, and pharmaceuticals. |
| capsid |
the outer protein shell of a virus particle that surrounds its nucleic acid. |
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