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Vapour pressure lowering

Chemistry; General chemistry

A colligative property of solutions. The vapour pressure of a solution is always lower than the vapour pressure of the pure solvent; the ratio of solution to pure solvent vapour pressures is ...

Computer-assisted drug design

Chemistry; General chemistry

Using computational chemistry to discover, enhance, or study drugs and related biologically active molecules.

Isomerization

Chemistry; General chemistry

A chemical change that involves a rearrangement of atoms and bonds within a molecule, without changing the molecular formula .

Saturated fat

Chemistry; General chemistry

A lipid that contains no carbon-carbon double bonds. Animal fats like butter and lard are composed of saturated fat. Saturated fats tend to be waxy or greasy solids.

Aryl

Chemistry; General chemistry

A molecular fragment or group attached to a molecule by an atom that is on an aromatic ring .

Foam

Chemistry; General chemistry

A colloid in which bubbles of gas are suspended in a solid or liquid. Aerogel (solid smoke) and Styrafoam are examples of solid foams; whipped cream is an example of a liquid foam.