compound, chemical compound

(chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight

• vanillin — a crystalline compound found in vanilla beans and some balsam resins; used in perfumes and flavorings
• acceptor — (chemistry) in the formation of a coordinate bond it is the compound to which electrons are donated
• adduct — a compound formed by an addition reaction
• antiknock — any of various compounds that are added to gasoline to reduce engine knocking
• acid — any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt
• arsenide — a compound of arsenic with a more positive element
• anionic compound — a compound characterized by an active anion
• base, alkali — any of various water-soluble compounds capable of turning litmus blue and reacting with an acid to form a salt and water
• binary compound — chemical compound composed of only two elements
• chelate, chelate compound — a heterocyclic compound having a metal ion attached by coordinate bonds to at least two nonmetal ions
• taurine — a colorless crystalline substance obtained from the bile of mammals
• chromogen — a compound that can be converted to a pigment
• manganese tetroxide — an oxide of manganese found naturally as hausmannite
• monomer — a simple compound whose molecules can join together to form polymers
• ozonide — any of a class of unstable chemical compounds resulting from the addition of ozone to a double bond in an unsaturated compound
• organic compound — any compound of carbon and another element or a radical
• ammine — a complex inorganic compound that contains ammonia molecules
• anhydride — a compound formed from one or more other compounds in a reaction resulting in removal of water
• azide — a chemical compound containing the azido group combined with an element or radical
• bitter principle — any one of several hundred compounds having a bitter taste; not admitting of chemical classification
• buffer — an ionic compound that resists changes in its pH
• calcium-cyanamide, cyanamide — a compound used as a fertilizer and as a source of nitrogen compounds
• carbonyl — a compound containing metal combined with carbon monoxide
• carbon disulfide — a toxic colorless flammable liquid (CS2); used in the manufacture of rayon and cellophane and carbon tetrachloride and as a solvent for rubber
• cofactor — a substance (as a coenzyme) that must join with another to produce a given result
• cementite, iron carbide — the iron carbide constituent of steel and cast iron; very hard and brittle
• chloropicrin, nitrochloroform — a heavy colorless insoluble liquid compound that causes tears and vomiting; used as a pesticide and as tear gas
• complex, coordination compound — a compound described in terms of the central atom to which other atoms are bound or coordinated
• allomorph — any of several different crystalline forms of the same chemical compound
• corrosive — a substance having the tendency to cause corrosion (such a strong acids or alkali)
• aluminate — a compound of alumina and a metallic oxide
• defoliant — a chemical that is sprayed on plants and causes their leaves to fall off
• depilatory — a chemical (usually a sulfide) used to remove hair or wool or bristles from hides
• dimer — a compound whose molecules are composed of two identical monomers
• fixing agent, fixer — a chemical compound that sets or fixes something (as a dye or a photographic image)
• formulation, preparation — a substance prepared according to a formula
• enantiomorph, enantiomer — either one of a pair of compounds (crystals or molecules) that are mirror images on each other but are not identical
• goitrogen — any substance (such as thiouracil) that induces the formation of a goiter
• benzofuran, coumarone, cumarone — a colorless oily compound extracted from coal tar and used in manufacturing synthetic resins
• synthetic — a compound made artificially by chemical reactions
• hydrate — any compound that contains water of crystallization
• hydroxide — a chemical compound containing the hydroxyl group
• incense — a substance that produces a fragrant odor when burned
• inorganic compound — any compound that does not contain carbon
• repellent, repellant — a chemical substance that repels animals
• repellent, repellant — a compound with which fabrics are treated to repel water
• iodocompound — a compound containing the covalent iodine radical
• isomer — a compound that exists in forms having different arrangements of atoms but the same molecular weight
• hydroxide, hydrated oxide — a compound of an oxide with water
• nitrogen mustard — a toxic compound resembling mustard gas in structure; important in cancer treatment
• nitride — a compound containing nitrogen and a more electropositive element (such as phosphorus or a metal)
• oxide — any compound of oxygen with another element or a radical
• polymer — naturally occurring or synthetic; consisting of large molecules made up of a linked series of repeated simple monomers
• preservative — a chemical compound that is added to protect against decay or decomposition
• quinone, benzoquinone — any of a class of aromatic yellow compounds including several that are biologically important as coenzymes or acceptors or vitamins; used in making dyes
• salt — a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)
• caustic — any chemical substance that burns or destroys living tissue
• nitrate — any compound containing the nitrate group (such as a salt or ester of nitric acid)
• chloride — any compound containing a chlorine atom
• silicide — any of various compounds of silicon with a more electropositive element or radical
• siloxane — any of a large class of compounds that have alternate silicon and oxygen atoms
• sternutator, sternutatory — a chemical substance that causes sneezing and coughing and crying
• stripper — a chemical compound used to remove paint or varnish
• sulfide, sulphide — a compound of sulphur and some other element that is more electropositive
• telluride — any binary compound of tellurium with other more electropositive elements
• tenderizer, tenderiser — a substance (as the plant enzyme papain) applied to meat to make it tender
• tetrachloride — any compound that contains four chlorine atoms per molecule
• enamel — a colored glassy compound (opaque or partially opaque) that is fused to the surface of metal or glass or pottery for decoration or protection
• pregnanediol — a compound found in women's urine during certain phases of the menstrual cycle and in the urine of pregnant women

• substance, matter — that which has mass and occupies space