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.
HOMOLOG (HOMOLOGUE; HOMOLOGOUS; HOMOLOGOUS SERIES)
Meaning of HOMOLOG (HOMOLOGUE; HOMOLOGOUS; HOMOLOGOUS SERIES) in English
General chemistry English glossary. Английский глоссарий общей химии. 2012