LexiTopic: Chemistry
The LexiConnexxions analysis has identified 110 words related to Chemistry in the A-L portion of Spelling Bee lexicon, which comprises 63% of the entire lexicon.
The entire list is shown below, followed by the topical analysis with definitions. The definition of each word has been confirmed in Merriam-Webster online (abridged), the online dictionary well-known to Spelling Bee players.
Words marked with an asterisk have been used in at least one Bee puzzle, then subsequently disallowed; they are retained here for historical interest.
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The entire list is shown below, followed by the topical analysis with definitions. The definition of each word has been confirmed in Merriam-Webster online (abridged), the online dictionary well-known to Spelling Bee players.
Words marked with an asterisk have been used in at least one Bee puzzle, then subsequently disallowed; they are retained here for historical interest.
Please review "Important Information about this Resource" at the LexiTopics master page, in particular as to why words may appear more than once in the list.
WORDS RELATED TO CHEMISTRY IN THE SPELLING BEE LEXICON
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BALANCEBENCHBENZENEBENZINEBETABICARBBICYCLICBINARYBOMBBONDBONDINGBORICBUTTONBUTYLCAGECAPPEDCAPPINGCARBONCATALYTICCATALYTICALLYCATALYZECATIONCHAINCHEM*CHEMICALCHLORICCHLOROFORM
CINNABAR
CITRICCLAVECLEAVECLEFTCOFACTORCOLLOIDCOMPLEXCOMPLEXCRACKCYANIDECYCLICCYCLONEDIATOMICDILUTEDIOXIDEDIOXINDOMAINDONORELEMENTELEMENTALELUTE*ETHANEETHANOLETHYLETHYLENEEXUDEEXUDED
FAMILYFIXEDFORMULAGAMMAGATEGLACIALGRAFTGROUPHALITEHEAVYHEPTANEHEXANEHOMOLOGYINACTIVEINHIBITORKETOLABELLEACHLEACHEDLIGATELIGATINGLIMELINKLIPIDLIPOIDLOADLOADED
THE TOPICAL ANALYSIS, WITH DEFINITIONS
ACETAL: any of various compounds characterized by the grouping C(OR)2 and obtained especially by heating aldehydes or ketones with alcohols
ACETATE: a salt or ester of acetic acid; cellulose acetate
ACETIC: M-W includes “acetic” only in these open compounds: acetic acid, acetic anhydride, acetic aldehyde, acetic ester, acetic ether, acetic ferment, acetic fermentation, acetic nitrile
ACID: a sour substance; specifically: any of various typically water-soluble and sour compounds that in solution are capable of reacting with a base (see base entry 1 sense 6a) to form a salt, redden litmus, and have a pH less than 7, that are hydrogen-containing molecules or ions able to give up a proton to a base, or that are substances able to accept an unshared pair of electrons from a base
ACIDIC: a sour substance; specifically: any of various typically water-soluble and sour compounds that in solution are capable of reacting with a base (see base entry 1 sense 6a) to form a salt, redden litmus, and have a pH less than 7, that are hydrogen-containing molecules or ions able to give up a proton to a base, or that are substances able to accept an unshared pair of electrons from a base
ACIDITY: a sour substance; specifically: any of various typically water-soluble and sour compounds that in solution are capable of reacting with a base (see base entry 1 sense 6a) to form a salt, redden litmus, and have a pH less than 7, that are hydrogen-containing molecules or ions able to give up a proton to a base, or that are substances able to accept an unshared pair of electrons from a base
ACRYLIC: of or relating to acrylic acid or its derivatives; made or consisting of an acrylic
ACYCLIC: not cyclic: such as a having an open-chain structure: aliphatic
ADDUCT: a chemical addition product
AFFINITY: chemistry: of, relating to, involving, or used in affinity chromatography; also, an attractive force between substances or particles that causes them to enter into and remain in chemical combination
AGENT: a chemically, physically, or biologically active principle
ALCOHOL: any of a class of organic (see ORGANIC entry 1 sense 1b(2)) compounds that are analogous to ethanol and that are hydroxyl derivatives of hydrocarbons
ALDEHYDE*: acetaldehyde: broadly: any of a class of highly reactive organic compounds that are analogous to acetaldehyde and characterized by a carbonyl group attached to a hydrogen atom
ALKALI: a soluble salt obtained from the ashes of plants and consisting largely of potassium or sodium carbonate
ALKANE: any of numerous saturated hydrocarbons
ALKENE: any of numerous unsaturated hydrocarbons having one double bond
ALUM: a potassium aluminum sulfate KAl(SO4)2·12H2O or an ammonium aluminum sulfate NH4Al(SO4)2·12H2O used especially for its astringent and styptic properties; also, any of various double salts isomorphous with potassium aluminum sulfate; also, aluminum sulfate
AMINO: relating to, being, or containing an amine group —often used in combination
AMMONIA: borrowed from New Latin, derivative based on Latin sal ammōniacus "rock salt," literally, "salt of Ammon," from ammōniacus "of Ammon," borrowed from Greek ammōniakós, derivative of Ámmōn, an Egyptian deity …
AMYL: any of various isomeric alkyl radicals C5H11− derived from pentane
ANALOG: a chemical compound that is structurally similar to another but differs slightly in composition (as in the replacement of one atom by an atom of a different element or in the presence of a particular functional group)
ANION: the ion in an electrolyzed solution that migrates to the anode; broadly: a negatively charged ion
ANIONIC: of or relating to anions; characterized by an active and especially surface-active anion
ANODAL*: M-W: less-common variant of anodic, of or related to an anode
ANODE: the electrode of an electrochemical cell at which oxidation occurs: such as the positive terminal of an electrolytic cell or the negative terminal of a galvanic cell
ATOMIC: of a chemical element: existing in the state of separate atoms
AXIAL: extending in a direction essentially perpendicular to the plane of a cyclic structure (as of cyclohexane)
AXIALLY: extending in a direction essentially perpendicular to the plane of a cyclic structure (as of cyclohexane)
BALANCE: chemistry: to complete (a chemical equation) so that the same number of atoms and electric charges of each kind appears on each side
BENCH: long worktable (as in a laboratory)
BENZENE: a colorless volatile flammable toxic liquid aromatic hydrocarbon
BENZINE: any of various volatile flammable petroleum distillates used especially as solvents or as motor fuels
BETA: second in position in the structure of an organic molecule from a particular group or atom
BICARB: short for sodium bicarbonate
BICYCLIC: containing two usually fused rings in the structure of the molecule
BINARY: chemistry: composed of two elements…
BOMB: a pressure vessel for conducting chemical experiments
BOND: chemistry: an attractive force that holds together the atoms, ions, or groups of atoms in a molecule or crystal; also, to hold together in a molecule or crystal by chemical bonds
BONDING: chemistry: an attractive force that holds together the atoms, ions, or groups of atoms in a molecule or crystal; also, to hold together in a molecule or crystal by chemical bonds
BORIC: M-W – always as part of the open compounds boric acid or boric oxide
BUTTON: a small globule of metal remaining after fusion (as in assaying)
BUTYL: any of four isomeric alkyl radicals C4H9− derived from butane
CAGE: an arrangement of atoms or molecules so bonded as to enclose a space in which another atom or ion (as of a metal) can reside
CAPPED: to form a chemical cap on
CAPPING: to form a chemical cap on
CARBON: a nonmetallic chemical element with atomic number 6 that readily forms compounds with many other elements and is a constituent of organic compounds in all known living tissue
CATALYTIC: causing, involving, or relating to catalysis
CATALYTICALLY: causing, involving, or relating to catalysis
CATALYZE: to bring about the catalysis of (a chemical reaction)
CATION: the ion in an electrolyzed solution that migrates to the cathode
CHAIN: a number of atoms or chemical groups united like links in a chain
CHEM*: M-W: abbreviation for chemical, chemist, chemistry
CHEMICAL: of, relating to, used in, or produced by chemistry or the phenomena of chemistry; acting or operated or produced by chemicals; detectable by chemical means; a substance obtained by a chemical process or producing a chemical effect
CHLORIC: relating to or obtained from chlorine
CHLOROFORM: a colorless volatile heavy toxic liquid CHCl3 with an ether odor used especially as a solvent
CINNABAR: artificial red mercuric sulfide used especially as a pigment
CITRIC: M-W uses the word only in open compound citric acid and phrase citric acid cycle
CLAVE: subjected to chemical cleavage
CLEAVE: to subject to chemical cleavage
CLEFT: subjected to chemical cleavage
COFACTOR: a substance that acts with another substance to bring about certain effects
COLLOID: a substance that consists of particles dispersed throughout another substance
COMPLEX: a chemical association of two or more species (such as ions or molecules) joined usually by weak electrostatic bonds rather than covalent bonds
COMPLEX: a chemical association of two or more species (such as ions or molecules) joined usually by weak electrostatic bonds rather than covalent bonds; also, to chelate: to combine with (a metal) so as to form a chelate ring, or to react so as to form a chelate ring
CRACK: to subject (hydrocarbons) to cracking or to produce by cracking (cracked gasoline); also, to break up (chemical compounds) into simpler compounds by means of heat
CYANIDE: a compound of cyanogen with a more electropositive element or group: such as potassium cyanide or sodium cyanide
CYCLIC: of, relating to, or being a chemical compound containing a ring of atoms
CYCLONE: any of various centrifugal devices for separating materials (such as solid particles from gases)
DIATOMIC: consisting of two atoms: having two atoms in the molecule
DILUTE: (adj) weak, diluted (a dilute acid solution)
DIOXIDE: an oxide (such as carbon dioxide) containing two atoms of oxygen in the molecule
DIOXIN: any of several persistent toxic heterocyclic hydrocarbons that occur especially as by-products of various industrial processes (such as pesticide manufacture and papermaking) and waste incineration
DOMAIN: biochemistry: any of the three-dimensional subunits of a protein that are formed by the folding of its linear peptide chain and that together make up its tertiary structure
DONOR: a compound capable of giving up a part (such as an atom, chemical group, or subatomic particle) for combination with an acceptor
ELEMENT: any of the fundamental substances that consist of atoms of only one kind and that singly or in combination constitute all matter
ELEMENTAL: of, relating to, or being an element, specifically: existing as an uncombined chemical element
ELUTE*: to extract; to remove (adsorbed material) from an adsorbent by means of a solvent
ETHANE: a colorless odorless gaseous alkane C2H6 found in natural gas and used as a fuel
ETHANOL: a colorless volatile flammable liquid C2H5OH that is the intoxicating agent in liquors and is also used as a solvent and in fuel
ETHYL: an alkyl radical CH3CH2− derived from ethane
ETHYLENE: a colorless flammable gaseous unsaturated hydrocarbon C2H4 that is found in coal gas, can be produced by pyrolysis of petroleum hydrocarbons, and occurs in plants functioning especially as a natural growth regulator that promotes the ripening of fruit
EXUDE: to undergo diffusion, the state of being spread out or transmitted especially by contact
EXUDED: to undergo diffusion, the state of being spread out or transmitted especially by contact
FAMILY: a closely related series of elements or chemical compounds
FIXED: nonvolatile; also, formed into a chemical compound; also, to change into a stable compound or available form (bacteria that fix nitrogen)
FORMULA: a symbolic expression of the chemical composition or constitution of a substance
GAMMA: (adj) of, relating to, or being one of three or more closely related chemical substances, or third in position in the structure of an organic molecule from a particular group or atom —symbol γ
GATE: a molecule or part of a molecule that acts (as by a change in conformation) in response to a stimulus to permit or block passage (as of ions) through a cell membrane
GLACIAL: of a purity marked by the tendency to readily solidify in the form of ice-like crystals (e.g., glacial acetic acid)
GRAFT: to attach (a chemical unit) to a main molecular chain
GROUP: two or more atoms joined together or sometimes a single atom forming part of a molecule; also, an assemblage of elements forming one of the vertical columns of the periodic table
HALITE: salt that is in the form of large pieces or crystals: rock salt
HEAVY: chemistry: having a high specific gravity: having great weight in proportion to bulk; also, of an isotope: having or being atoms of greater than normal mass for that element; also, of a chemical compound: containing heavy isotopes
HEPTANE: any of several isomeric alkanes C7H16; especially: the liquid normal isomer occurring in petroleum and used especially as a solvent and in determining octane numbers
HEXANE: any of several isomeric volatile liquid alkanes C6H14 found in petroleum
HOMOLOGY: similarity of nucleotide or amino acid sequence (as in nucleic acids or proteins)
INACTIVE: chemically inert
INHIBITOR: one that inhibits: such as an agent that slows or interferes with a chemical action, or a substance that reduces or suppresses the activity of another substance (such as an enzyme)
KETO: of or relating to a ketone (any of a class of organic compounds (such as acetone) characterized by a carbonyl group attached to two carbon atoms); containing the characteristic chemical group of a ketone consisting of a carbonyl attached to two carbon atoms
LABEL: to distinguish (something, such as a compound or cell) by introducing a traceable constituent (such as a dye or labeled atom)
LEACH: to dissolve out by the action of a percolating liquid; to subject to the action of percolating liquid (such as water) in order to separate the soluble components
LEACHED: to dissolve out by the action of a percolating liquid; to subject to the action of percolating liquid (such as water) in order to separate the soluble components
LIGATE: to join together (something, such as DNA or protein chains) by a chemical process
LIGATING: to join together (something, such as DNA or protein chains) by a chemical process
LIME: a caustic highly infusible solid that consists of calcium oxide often together with magnesium oxide, that is obtained by calcining forms of calcium carbonate (such as shells or limestone), and that is used in building (as in mortar and plaster) and in agriculture; called also quicklime; also, a dry white powder consisting essentially of calcium hydroxide that is made by treating quicklime with water; also, calcium (carbonate of lime)
LINK: chemistry: a bond: an attractive force that holds together the atoms, ions, or groups of atoms in a molecule or crystal
LIPID: any of various substances that are soluble in nonpolar organic solvents (such as chloroform and ether), that are usually insoluble in water, that with proteins and carbohydrates constitute the principal structural components of living cells, and that include fats, waxes, phosphatides, cerebrosides, and related and derived compounds
LIPOID: (noun) lipid; (adj) resembling fat
LOAD: technical: to add a substance (such as a mineral salt) to (something) to improve a property (such as texture or fullness)
LOADED: technical: to add a substance (such as a mineral salt) to (something) to improve a property (such as texture or fullness)
ACETATE: a salt or ester of acetic acid; cellulose acetate
ACETIC: M-W includes “acetic” only in these open compounds: acetic acid, acetic anhydride, acetic aldehyde, acetic ester, acetic ether, acetic ferment, acetic fermentation, acetic nitrile
ACID: a sour substance; specifically: any of various typically water-soluble and sour compounds that in solution are capable of reacting with a base (see base entry 1 sense 6a) to form a salt, redden litmus, and have a pH less than 7, that are hydrogen-containing molecules or ions able to give up a proton to a base, or that are substances able to accept an unshared pair of electrons from a base
ACIDIC: a sour substance; specifically: any of various typically water-soluble and sour compounds that in solution are capable of reacting with a base (see base entry 1 sense 6a) to form a salt, redden litmus, and have a pH less than 7, that are hydrogen-containing molecules or ions able to give up a proton to a base, or that are substances able to accept an unshared pair of electrons from a base
ACIDITY: a sour substance; specifically: any of various typically water-soluble and sour compounds that in solution are capable of reacting with a base (see base entry 1 sense 6a) to form a salt, redden litmus, and have a pH less than 7, that are hydrogen-containing molecules or ions able to give up a proton to a base, or that are substances able to accept an unshared pair of electrons from a base
ACRYLIC: of or relating to acrylic acid or its derivatives; made or consisting of an acrylic
ACYCLIC: not cyclic: such as a having an open-chain structure: aliphatic
ADDUCT: a chemical addition product
AFFINITY: chemistry: of, relating to, involving, or used in affinity chromatography; also, an attractive force between substances or particles that causes them to enter into and remain in chemical combination
AGENT: a chemically, physically, or biologically active principle
ALCOHOL: any of a class of organic (see ORGANIC entry 1 sense 1b(2)) compounds that are analogous to ethanol and that are hydroxyl derivatives of hydrocarbons
ALDEHYDE*: acetaldehyde: broadly: any of a class of highly reactive organic compounds that are analogous to acetaldehyde and characterized by a carbonyl group attached to a hydrogen atom
ALKALI: a soluble salt obtained from the ashes of plants and consisting largely of potassium or sodium carbonate
ALKANE: any of numerous saturated hydrocarbons
ALKENE: any of numerous unsaturated hydrocarbons having one double bond
ALUM: a potassium aluminum sulfate KAl(SO4)2·12H2O or an ammonium aluminum sulfate NH4Al(SO4)2·12H2O used especially for its astringent and styptic properties; also, any of various double salts isomorphous with potassium aluminum sulfate; also, aluminum sulfate
AMINO: relating to, being, or containing an amine group —often used in combination
AMMONIA: borrowed from New Latin, derivative based on Latin sal ammōniacus "rock salt," literally, "salt of Ammon," from ammōniacus "of Ammon," borrowed from Greek ammōniakós, derivative of Ámmōn, an Egyptian deity …
AMYL: any of various isomeric alkyl radicals C5H11− derived from pentane
ANALOG: a chemical compound that is structurally similar to another but differs slightly in composition (as in the replacement of one atom by an atom of a different element or in the presence of a particular functional group)
ANION: the ion in an electrolyzed solution that migrates to the anode; broadly: a negatively charged ion
ANIONIC: of or relating to anions; characterized by an active and especially surface-active anion
ANODAL*: M-W: less-common variant of anodic, of or related to an anode
ANODE: the electrode of an electrochemical cell at which oxidation occurs: such as the positive terminal of an electrolytic cell or the negative terminal of a galvanic cell
ATOMIC: of a chemical element: existing in the state of separate atoms
AXIAL: extending in a direction essentially perpendicular to the plane of a cyclic structure (as of cyclohexane)
AXIALLY: extending in a direction essentially perpendicular to the plane of a cyclic structure (as of cyclohexane)
BALANCE: chemistry: to complete (a chemical equation) so that the same number of atoms and electric charges of each kind appears on each side
BENCH: long worktable (as in a laboratory)
BENZENE: a colorless volatile flammable toxic liquid aromatic hydrocarbon
BENZINE: any of various volatile flammable petroleum distillates used especially as solvents or as motor fuels
BETA: second in position in the structure of an organic molecule from a particular group or atom
BICARB: short for sodium bicarbonate
BICYCLIC: containing two usually fused rings in the structure of the molecule
BINARY: chemistry: composed of two elements…
BOMB: a pressure vessel for conducting chemical experiments
BOND: chemistry: an attractive force that holds together the atoms, ions, or groups of atoms in a molecule or crystal; also, to hold together in a molecule or crystal by chemical bonds
BONDING: chemistry: an attractive force that holds together the atoms, ions, or groups of atoms in a molecule or crystal; also, to hold together in a molecule or crystal by chemical bonds
BORIC: M-W – always as part of the open compounds boric acid or boric oxide
BUTTON: a small globule of metal remaining after fusion (as in assaying)
BUTYL: any of four isomeric alkyl radicals C4H9− derived from butane
CAGE: an arrangement of atoms or molecules so bonded as to enclose a space in which another atom or ion (as of a metal) can reside
CAPPED: to form a chemical cap on
CAPPING: to form a chemical cap on
CARBON: a nonmetallic chemical element with atomic number 6 that readily forms compounds with many other elements and is a constituent of organic compounds in all known living tissue
CATALYTIC: causing, involving, or relating to catalysis
CATALYTICALLY: causing, involving, or relating to catalysis
CATALYZE: to bring about the catalysis of (a chemical reaction)
CATION: the ion in an electrolyzed solution that migrates to the cathode
CHAIN: a number of atoms or chemical groups united like links in a chain
CHEM*: M-W: abbreviation for chemical, chemist, chemistry
CHEMICAL: of, relating to, used in, or produced by chemistry or the phenomena of chemistry; acting or operated or produced by chemicals; detectable by chemical means; a substance obtained by a chemical process or producing a chemical effect
CHLORIC: relating to or obtained from chlorine
CHLOROFORM: a colorless volatile heavy toxic liquid CHCl3 with an ether odor used especially as a solvent
CINNABAR: artificial red mercuric sulfide used especially as a pigment
CITRIC: M-W uses the word only in open compound citric acid and phrase citric acid cycle
CLAVE: subjected to chemical cleavage
CLEAVE: to subject to chemical cleavage
CLEFT: subjected to chemical cleavage
COFACTOR: a substance that acts with another substance to bring about certain effects
COLLOID: a substance that consists of particles dispersed throughout another substance
COMPLEX: a chemical association of two or more species (such as ions or molecules) joined usually by weak electrostatic bonds rather than covalent bonds
COMPLEX: a chemical association of two or more species (such as ions or molecules) joined usually by weak electrostatic bonds rather than covalent bonds; also, to chelate: to combine with (a metal) so as to form a chelate ring, or to react so as to form a chelate ring
CRACK: to subject (hydrocarbons) to cracking or to produce by cracking (cracked gasoline); also, to break up (chemical compounds) into simpler compounds by means of heat
CYANIDE: a compound of cyanogen with a more electropositive element or group: such as potassium cyanide or sodium cyanide
CYCLIC: of, relating to, or being a chemical compound containing a ring of atoms
CYCLONE: any of various centrifugal devices for separating materials (such as solid particles from gases)
DIATOMIC: consisting of two atoms: having two atoms in the molecule
DILUTE: (adj) weak, diluted (a dilute acid solution)
DIOXIDE: an oxide (such as carbon dioxide) containing two atoms of oxygen in the molecule
DIOXIN: any of several persistent toxic heterocyclic hydrocarbons that occur especially as by-products of various industrial processes (such as pesticide manufacture and papermaking) and waste incineration
DOMAIN: biochemistry: any of the three-dimensional subunits of a protein that are formed by the folding of its linear peptide chain and that together make up its tertiary structure
DONOR: a compound capable of giving up a part (such as an atom, chemical group, or subatomic particle) for combination with an acceptor
ELEMENT: any of the fundamental substances that consist of atoms of only one kind and that singly or in combination constitute all matter
ELEMENTAL: of, relating to, or being an element, specifically: existing as an uncombined chemical element
ELUTE*: to extract; to remove (adsorbed material) from an adsorbent by means of a solvent
ETHANE: a colorless odorless gaseous alkane C2H6 found in natural gas and used as a fuel
ETHANOL: a colorless volatile flammable liquid C2H5OH that is the intoxicating agent in liquors and is also used as a solvent and in fuel
ETHYL: an alkyl radical CH3CH2− derived from ethane
ETHYLENE: a colorless flammable gaseous unsaturated hydrocarbon C2H4 that is found in coal gas, can be produced by pyrolysis of petroleum hydrocarbons, and occurs in plants functioning especially as a natural growth regulator that promotes the ripening of fruit
EXUDE: to undergo diffusion, the state of being spread out or transmitted especially by contact
EXUDED: to undergo diffusion, the state of being spread out or transmitted especially by contact
FAMILY: a closely related series of elements or chemical compounds
FIXED: nonvolatile; also, formed into a chemical compound; also, to change into a stable compound or available form (bacteria that fix nitrogen)
FORMULA: a symbolic expression of the chemical composition or constitution of a substance
GAMMA: (adj) of, relating to, or being one of three or more closely related chemical substances, or third in position in the structure of an organic molecule from a particular group or atom —symbol γ
GATE: a molecule or part of a molecule that acts (as by a change in conformation) in response to a stimulus to permit or block passage (as of ions) through a cell membrane
GLACIAL: of a purity marked by the tendency to readily solidify in the form of ice-like crystals (e.g., glacial acetic acid)
GRAFT: to attach (a chemical unit) to a main molecular chain
GROUP: two or more atoms joined together or sometimes a single atom forming part of a molecule; also, an assemblage of elements forming one of the vertical columns of the periodic table
HALITE: salt that is in the form of large pieces or crystals: rock salt
HEAVY: chemistry: having a high specific gravity: having great weight in proportion to bulk; also, of an isotope: having or being atoms of greater than normal mass for that element; also, of a chemical compound: containing heavy isotopes
HEPTANE: any of several isomeric alkanes C7H16; especially: the liquid normal isomer occurring in petroleum and used especially as a solvent and in determining octane numbers
HEXANE: any of several isomeric volatile liquid alkanes C6H14 found in petroleum
HOMOLOGY: similarity of nucleotide or amino acid sequence (as in nucleic acids or proteins)
INACTIVE: chemically inert
INHIBITOR: one that inhibits: such as an agent that slows or interferes with a chemical action, or a substance that reduces or suppresses the activity of another substance (such as an enzyme)
KETO: of or relating to a ketone (any of a class of organic compounds (such as acetone) characterized by a carbonyl group attached to two carbon atoms); containing the characteristic chemical group of a ketone consisting of a carbonyl attached to two carbon atoms
LABEL: to distinguish (something, such as a compound or cell) by introducing a traceable constituent (such as a dye or labeled atom)
LEACH: to dissolve out by the action of a percolating liquid; to subject to the action of percolating liquid (such as water) in order to separate the soluble components
LEACHED: to dissolve out by the action of a percolating liquid; to subject to the action of percolating liquid (such as water) in order to separate the soluble components
LIGATE: to join together (something, such as DNA or protein chains) by a chemical process
LIGATING: to join together (something, such as DNA or protein chains) by a chemical process
LIME: a caustic highly infusible solid that consists of calcium oxide often together with magnesium oxide, that is obtained by calcining forms of calcium carbonate (such as shells or limestone), and that is used in building (as in mortar and plaster) and in agriculture; called also quicklime; also, a dry white powder consisting essentially of calcium hydroxide that is made by treating quicklime with water; also, calcium (carbonate of lime)
LINK: chemistry: a bond: an attractive force that holds together the atoms, ions, or groups of atoms in a molecule or crystal
LIPID: any of various substances that are soluble in nonpolar organic solvents (such as chloroform and ether), that are usually insoluble in water, that with proteins and carbohydrates constitute the principal structural components of living cells, and that include fats, waxes, phosphatides, cerebrosides, and related and derived compounds
LIPOID: (noun) lipid; (adj) resembling fat
LOAD: technical: to add a substance (such as a mineral salt) to (something) to improve a property (such as texture or fullness)
LOADED: technical: to add a substance (such as a mineral salt) to (something) to improve a property (such as texture or fullness)