HETEROATOM


Meaning of HETEROATOM in English

/het'euh roh at"euhm/ , n. Chem.

an atom other than carbon in the ring structure of a heterocyclic compound.

[ 1895-1900; HETERO- + ATOM ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .