heteroatom

heteroatom

See also: Heteroatom

English

Etymology

From hetero- +‎ atom.

Noun

heteroatom (plural heteroatoms)

1. (chemistry) Any atom in a heterocyclic ring (or other structure normally built of carbon atoms) that is not a carbon atom.

Related terms

• heterocycle
• homoatom

Translations

non-carbon atom in a carbon structure

Finnish: heteroatomi German: Heteroatom n

Korean: 헤테로원자 (heterowonja) Spanish: heteroátomo m

See also

• heteroatom on Wikipedia.Wikipedia