heteroatom

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Etymology

From hetero- +‎ atom.

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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.

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