heteroatom

See also: Heteroatom

English

Etymology

From hetero- +‎ atom.

Noun

heteroatom (plural heteroatoms)

1. (organic chemistry) Any atom which is not carbon or hydrogen.
2. (organic chemistry) Any atom in a heterocyclic ring (or other structure normally built of carbon atoms) that is not a carbon atom.

Related terms

• heterocycle
• homoatom

Translations

non-carbon atom in a carbon structure

• Finnish: heteroatomi
• German: Heteroatom n
• Korean: 헤테로원자 (heterowonja)
• Spanish: heteroátomo m

See also

• heteroatom on Wikipedia.Wikipedia