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Synthetic

Chemistry; General chemistry

Relating to a substance that has been made by scientists in the laboratory. Nylon is a synthetic fabric.

Synthesis

Chemistry; General chemistry

The formation of a chemical compound by combining chemical elements is called synthesis in chemistry.

Noble gas

Chemistry; General chemistry

One of the six gases that almost never react with other chemical elements. They appear in the column of the Periodic Table that is farthest to the right.

Abegg’s rule

Chemistry; General chemistry

An empirical rule, holding for a large number of elements, that the sum of the maximum positive and negative valencies of an element equals eight. ( a¨ begz ru¨ l )

Helium

Chemistry; General chemistry

It is a gas. When Universe began, its primary elements were hydrogen and helium.

Ketone

Chemistry; General chemistry

Compound in which a carbonyl group is bonded to two carbon atoms R2C[double bond]O [where] (neither R may be H).

Ceruloplasmin

Chemistry; General chemistry

A blood glycoprotein to which copper is bound during transport and storage. The major copper-carrying protein in the blood.

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