aldehyde any of a class of highly reactive chemical compounds; used in making resins and dyes and organic acids
aliphatic compound organic compound that is an alkane or alkene or alkyne or their derivative
alkylbenzene organic compound that has an alkyl group bound to a benzene ring
alkyl halide,
haloalkane organic compound in which halogen atoms have been substituted for hydrogen atoms in an alkane
amino acid,
aminoalkanoic acid organic compounds containing an amino group and a carboxylic acid group; "proteins are composed of various proportions of about 20 common amino acids"
diamine any organic compound containing two amino groups
enol an organic compound that contains a hydroxyl group bonded to a carbon atom which in turn is doubly bonded to another carbon atom
halon a compound in which the hydrogen atoms of a hydrocarbon have been replaced by bromine and other halogen atoms; very stable; used in fire extinguishers although it is thought to release bromine that depletes the ozone layer
peptone any of various water-soluble compounds that form by hydrolysis in the digestion of proteins to amino acids
quaternary ammonium compound a compound derived from ammonium with hydrogen atoms replaced by organic groups; used as surface-active agents, disinfectants, and in drugs
proenzyme,
zymogen any of a group of compounds that are inactive precursors of enzymes and require some change (such as the hydrolysis of a fragment that masks an active enzyme) to become active
propylthiouracil a crystalline compound used as an antithyroid drug in the treatment of goiter
ether a colorless volatile highly inflammable liquid formerly used as an inhalation anesthetic
acetal any organic compound formed by adding alcohol molecules to aldehyde molecules
aldehyde-alcohol,
aldol an oily colorless liquid obtained by the condensation of two molecules of acetaldehyde; contains an alcohol group (-OH) and an aldehyde group (-CHO)
alkaloid natural bases containing nitrogen found in plants
amide any organic compound containing the group -CONH2
rennet a substance that curdles milk in making cheese and junket
coal-tar creosote,
creosote a dark oily liquid obtained by distillation of coal tar; used as a preservative for wood
creosote a dark oily liquid obtained by distillation of coal tar; used as a preservative for wood
nitril,
nitrile,
cyanide any of a class of organic compounds containing the cyano radical -CN
cyanohydrin any organic compound in which the cyano radical -CN and the hydroxyl radical -OH are attached to the same carbon atom
ester formed by reaction between an acid and an alcohol with elimination of water
furan,
furane,
furfuran a colorless toxic flammable liquid used in the synthesis of nylon
glycoside a group of compounds derived from monosaccharides
resin,
rosin any of a class of solid or semisolid viscous substances obtained either as exudations from certain plants or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules
halocarbon one of various compounds of carbon and any of the halogens
hemiacetal an organic compound usually formed as an intermediate product in the preparation of acetals from aldehydes or ketones
phenol any of a class of weakly acidic organic compounds; molecule contains one or more hydroxyl groups
pyrimidine a heterocyclic organic compound with a penetrating odor
quassia handsome South American shrub or small tree having bright scarlet flowers and yielding a valuable fine-grained yellowish wood; yields the bitter drug quassia from its wood and bark
steroid any of several fat-soluble organic compounds having as a basis 17 carbon atoms in four rings; many have important physiological effects
thiouracil depresses the function of the thyroid gland
carbamide,
urea the chief solid component of mammalian urine; synthesized from ammonia and carbon dioxide and used as fertilizer and in animal feed and in plastics
imide any of a class of organic compounds that contain the divalent radical -CONHCO-
