COMPOUNDS

Meaning of COMPOUNDS in English

Two or more different elements held together in fixed proportions by attractive forces called chemical bonds.

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COMPOUNDS — present third singular of compound plural of compound
Webster's New International English Dictionary
COMPOUNDS — Составы
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
COMPOUNDS — Сочетание
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
COMPOUNDS — Смеси
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COMPOUNDS — Составы
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COMPOUND — I Any substance composed of identical atoms of two or more elements . Millions are known, each unique, with unique …
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THALLIUM — (Tl), chemical element, metal of main Group IIIa, or boron group, of the periodic table, poisonous, chiefly univalent, and of …
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PROTEIN CONCENTRATE — a human or animal dietary supplement that has a very high protein content and is extracted or prepared from vegetable …
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PHOTOSYNTHESIS — the process by which green plants and certain other organisms transform light energy into chemical energy. During photosynthesis in green …
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ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUND — any of a class of substances in which the molecules contain at least one metal-to-carbon bond in which the carbon …
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NITROGEN GROUP ELEMENT — any of the chemical elements that constitute Group Va of the periodic table. This group consists of nitrogen (N), phosphorus …
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NITRO COMPOUND — any of a family of chemical compounds in which the nitro group (-O-N=O) forms part of the molecular structure. The …
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ISOMERISM — the existence of sets of two or more substances that have identical molecular formulas but different molecular structures or configurations, …
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INSECTICIDE — any toxic substance that is used to kill insects. Such substances are used primarily to control pests that infest cultivated …
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INDUSTRIAL POLYMERS, MAJOR — chemical compounds used in the manufacture of synthetic industrial materials. In the commercial production of plastics, elastomers, man-made fibres, adhesives, …
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HYDROGEN — (H), a colourless, odourless, tasteless, flammable gaseous substance that is the simplest member of the family of chemical elements. The …
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HYDROCARBON — any of a class of organic chemical compounds composed only of the elements carbon and hydrogen. The carbon atoms join …
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FLUORINE — (F), most reactive chemical element, lightest member of the halogen elements, or Group VIIa of the periodic table. Under ordinary …
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COORDINATION COMPOUND — any of a class of substances with chemical structures in which a central metal atom is surrounded by nonmetallic atoms …
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CHEMICAL SYNTHESIS — the construction of complex chemical compounds from simpler ones. It is the process by which many substances important to daily …
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CHEMICAL COMPOUND — any substance composed of identical molecules consisting of atoms of two or more elements. There are millions of known compounds, …
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CHEMICAL BONDING — any of the interactions that account for the association of atoms into molecules, ions, crystals, and other stable species. When …
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BACTERIA — singular bacterium, any of a group of microscopic organisms that are prokaryotic, i.e., that lack a membrane-bound nucleus and organelles. …
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ALKALINE-EARTH METAL — any of the six chemical elements that comprise Group IIa of the periodic table. The elements are beryllium (Be), magnesium …
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ALKALI METAL — any of the six chemical elements that make up Group I of the periodic tablenamely, lithium (Li), sodium (Na), potassium …
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ORGANIC — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES an organic compound (= containing carbon ) ▪ the organic compounds of which living things …
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COMPOUND — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES compound an error (= make it worse ) ▪ He refused to listen to …
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CHEMICAL — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a chemical compound (= formed by a chemical process involving two or more elements …
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COMPOUND — n. Any substance composed of identical molecules consisting of atoms of two or more elements . Millions are known, each …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
COMPOUND — 1) смесь, состав, композиция 2) (химическое) соединение 3) заливочная масса, компаунд 4) смешивать, приготовлять смеси - all-purpose compound - aluminum …
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