"heteroatom" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: heteroatoms [plural]
Etymology: From hetero- + atom. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|hetero|atom}} hetero- + atom Head templates: {{en-noun}} heteroatom (plural heteroatoms)
  1. (organic chemistry) Any atom which is not carbon or hydrogen. Categories (topical): Organic chemistry
    Sense id: en-heteroatom-en-noun-7K~4gqjL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with hetero- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with hetero-: 50 50 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences
  2. (organic chemistry) Any atom in a heterocyclic ring (or other structure normally built of carbon atoms) that is not a carbon atom. Categories (topical): Organic chemistry Translations (non-carbon atom in a carbon structure): heteroatomi (Finnish), Heteroatom [neuter] (German), 헤테로원자 (heterowonja) (Korean), heteroátomo [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-heteroatom-en-noun-~1lkYdj5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with hetero- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with hetero-: 50 50 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences Disambiguation of 'non-carbon atom in a carbon structure': 29 71
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: heterocycle, homoatom

Inflected forms

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