Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
- n. An atom other than carbon in the structure of a heterocyclic compound.
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- n. Any atom in a heterocyclic ring (or other structure normally built of carbon atoms) that is not a carbon atom.
Etymologies
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From hetero- + atom.
Examples
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The heteroatom shooting off the MDM2/p53 complex is a complete falsification for effect.
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A hydrogen bond results when this strong positive charge density attracts a heteroatom, which becomes the hydrogen-bond acceptor. about]
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