HOMOLOG (HOMOLOGUE; HOMOLOGOUS; HOMOLOGOUS SERIES)


Meaning of HOMOLOG (HOMOLOGUE; HOMOLOGOUS; HOMOLOGOUS SERIES) in English

A compound belonging to a series of compounds that differ by a repeating group. For example, propanol (CH 3 CH 2 CH 2 OH), n-butanol (CH 3 CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 OH), and n-pentanol (CH 3 CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 OH) are homologs; they belong to a homologous series CH 3 (CH 2 ) n OH.

General chemistry English glossary.      Английский глоссарий общей химии.