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Cellulose nitrate

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

Any of several esters of nitric acid, produced by treating cotton or some other form of cellulose with a mixture of nitric and sulfuric acids; used as explosive and propellant. Also known as ...

Diamide

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

A molecule that has two amide (_CONH 2 ) groups.

Agaric acid

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

C 19 H 36 (OH)(COOH) 3 An acid with melting point 141°C; soluble in water, insoluble in benzene; used as an irritant. Also known as agaricin.

Benzidine

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

NH 2 C 6 H 4 C 6 H 4 NH 2 An aromatic amine with a melting point of 128_C; used as an intermediate in syntheses of direct dyes for cotton.

Catenane

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

A supramolecular species consisting of mechanically interlocked macrocyclic rings.

Dextrorotatory enantiomer

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

An optically active substance that rotates the plane of plane-polarized light clockwise. symbolised d. Also known as dextro.

Aldol

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

CH 3 CH(OH)CH 2 CHO A colorless, thick liquid with a boiling point of 83°C; used in manufacturing rubber age resistors, accelerators, and vulcanizers.