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Benzoic acid
Chemistry; Organic chemistry
C 6 H 5 COOH An aromatic carboxylic acid that melts at 122.4_C, boils at 250_C, and is slightly soluble in water and relatively soluble in alcohol and ether; derivatives are valuable in industry, ...
Cellulose acetate
Chemistry; Organic chemistry
An acetic acid ester of cellulose; a tough, flexible, slowburning, and long-lasting thermoplastic material used as the base for magnetic tape and movie film, in acetate rayon, as a plastic film in ...
Dialdehyde
Chemistry; Organic chemistry
A molecule that has two aldehyde groups, such as dialdehyde starch.
Benzoyl
Chemistry; Organic chemistry
The radical C 6 H 5 ICO_ found, for example, in benzoyl chloride.
Ceramide
Chemistry; Organic chemistry
Any of a group of amides formed by linking a fatty acid to sphingosine.
Diarsine
Chemistry; Organic chemistry
An arsenic compound containing an As-As bond with the general formula (R 2 As) 2 , where R represents a functional group such as CH 3 .
Alcoholysis
Chemistry; Organic chemistry
The breaking of a carbon-to-carbon bond by addition of an alcohol.
