CHEMICAL COMPOUND

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does chemical compound mean? 

• CHEMICAL COMPOUND (noun)
  The noun CHEMICAL COMPOUND has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: CHEMICAL COMPOUND used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CHEMICAL COMPOUND (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

chemical compound; compound

Hypernyms ("chemical compound" is a kind of...):

chemical; chemical substance (material produced by or used in a reaction involving changes in atoms or molecules)

Domain category:

chemical science; chemistry (the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "chemical compound"):

repellant; repellent (a compound with which fabrics are treated to repel water)

preservative (a chemical compound that is added to protect against decay or decomposition)

polymer (a naturally occurring or synthetic compound consisting of large molecules made up of a linked series of repeated simple monomers)

oxide (any compound of oxygen with another element or a radical)

nitride (a compound containing nitrogen and a more electropositive element (such as phosphorus or a metal))

nitrogen mustard (a toxic compound resembling mustard gas in structure; important in cancer treatment)

menthol (a crystalline compound that has the cool and minty taste and odor that occurs naturally in peppermint oil; used as a flavoring and in medicine to relieve itching, pain, and nasal congestion)

hydrated oxide; hydroxide (a compound of an oxide with water)

isomer (a compound that exists in forms having different arrangements of atoms but the same molecular weight)

iodocompound (a compound containing the covalent iodine radical)

benzoquinone; quinone (any of a class of aromatic yellow compounds including several that are biologically important as coenzymes or acceptors or vitamins; used in making dyes)

repellant; repellent (a chemical substance that repels animals)

inorganic compound (any compound that does not contain carbon)

incense (a substance that produces a fragrant odor when burned)

hydroxide (a chemical compound containing the hydroxyl group)

hydrate (any compound that contains water of crystallization)

synthetic; synthetic substance (a compound made artificially by chemical reactions)

benzofuran; coumarone; cumarone (a colorless oily compound extracted from coal tar and used in manufacturing synthetic resins)

goitrogen (any substance (such as thiouracil) that induces the formation of a goiter)

exotherm (a compound that gives off heat during its formation and absorbs heat during its decomposition)

sternutator; sternutatory (a chemical substance that causes sneezing and coughing and crying)

pregnanediol (a compound found in women's urine during certain phases of the menstrual cycle and in the urine of pregnant women)

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)

U308; yellowcake (an impure mixture of uranium oxides obtained during the processing of uranium ore)

triazine (any of three isomeric compounds having three carbon and three nitrogen atoms in a six-membered ring)

tetrachloride (any compound that contains four chlorine atoms per molecule)

tenderiser; tenderizer (a substance (as the plant enzyme papain) applied to meat to make it tender)

telluride (any binary compound of tellurium with other more electropositive elements)

sulfide; sulphide (a compound of sulphur and some other element that is more electropositive)

stripper (a chemical compound used to remove paint or varnish)

enantiomer; enantiomorph (either one of a pair of compounds (crystals or molecules) that are mirror images on each other but are not identical)

solvate (a compound formed by solvation (the combination of solvent molecules with molecules or ions of the solute))

siloxane (any of a large class of compounds that have alternate silicon and oxygen atoms)

silicide (any of various compounds of silicon with a more electropositive element or radical)

heterocycle; heterocyclic; heterocyclic compound (a compound containing a heterocyclic ring)

chloride (any compound containing a chlorine atom)

nitrate (any compound containing the nitrate group (such as a salt or ester of nitric acid))

caustic (any chemical substance that burns or destroys living tissue)

salt (a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal))

binary compound (chemical compound composed of only two elements)

azide (a chemical compound containing the azido group combined with an element or radical)

anhydride (a compound formed from one or more other compounds in a reaction resulting in removal of water)

ammine (a complex inorganic compound that contains ammonia molecules)

organic compound (any compound of carbon and another element or a radical)

ozonide (any of a class of unstable chemical compounds resulting from the addition of ozone to a double bond in an unsaturated compound)

monomer (a simple compound whose molecules can join together to form polymers)

manganese tetroxide (an oxide of manganese found naturally as hausmannite)

chromogen (a compound that can be converted to a pigment)

taurine (a colorless crystalline substance obtained from the bile of mammals)

bitter principle (any one of several hundred compounds having a bitter taste; not admitting of chemical classification)

alkali; base (any of various water-soluble compounds capable of turning litmus blue and reacting with an acid to form a salt and water)

anionic compound (a compound characterized by an active anion)

hydrogen cyanide (a highly poisonous gas or volatile liquid that smells like bitter almonds; becomes a gas at around 90 degree Fahrenheit and is most dangerous when inhaled; the anhydride of hydrocyanic acid; used in manufacturing)

arsenide (a compound of arsenic with a more positive element)

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)

antiknock (any of various compounds that are added to gasoline to reduce engine knocking)

adduct (a compound formed by an addition reaction)

acceptor ((chemistry) in the formation of a coordinate bond it is the compound to which electrons are donated)

allomorph (any of several different crystalline forms of the same chemical compound)

formulation; preparation (a substance prepared according to a formula)

flavone (a colorless crystalline compound that is part of a number of white or yellow plant pigments)

fixer; fixing agent (a chemical compound that sets or fixes something (as a dye or a photographic image))

dimer (a compound whose molecules are composed of two identical monomers)

derivative (a compound obtained from, or regarded as derived from, another compound)

depilatory (a chemical (usually a sulfide) used to remove hair or wool or bristles from hides)

defoliant (a chemical that is sprayed on plants and causes their leaves to fall off)

aluminate (a compound of alumina and a metallic oxide)

corrosive (a substance having the tendency to cause corrosion (such a strong acids or alkali))

vanillin (a crystalline compound found in vanilla beans and some balsam resins; used in perfumes and flavorings)

complex; coordination compound (a compound described in terms of the central atom to which other atoms are bound or coordinated)

chloropicrin; nitrochloroform (a heavy colorless insoluble liquid compound that causes tears and vomiting; used as a pesticide and as tear gas)

cementite; iron carbide (a chemical compound that is a constituent of steel and cast iron; very hard and brittle)

cofactor (a substance (as a coenzyme) that must join with another to produce a given result)

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)

carbonyl (a compound containing metal combined with carbon monoxide)

calcium-cyanamide; cyanamide (a compound used as a fertilizer and as a source of nitrogen compounds)

buffer ((chemistry) an ionic compound that resists changes in its pH)

 Context examples 

In medicine, a chemical compound that shows promise as a treatment for a disease and may lead to the development of a new drug.

(Lead compound, NCI Dictionary)

The chemical compound dinitrophenol (DNP), for example, can transport protons across the inner mitochondrial membrane without ATP synthase.

(Electron Transport Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)

A class of enzymes that transfers a functional methyl group from one chemical compound to another.

(Methyltransferase, NCI Thesaurus)

A chemical compound (such as protein, fat, carbohydrate, vitamin, or mineral) contained in foods.

(Nutrient, NCI Dictionary)

Any chemical compound derived by reacting an oxoacid with a hydroxyl compound such as an alcohol or phenol.

(Organic Ester, NCI Thesaurus)

The reduction of a chemical compound to one less complex, as by splitting off one or more groups.

(Degradation, NCI Thesaurus)

A chemical compound that is capable of causing cancer in animals and/or in humans after repeated and long duration of exposure.

(Chemical Carcinogen, NCI Thesaurus)

A chemical compound that is used to make one of the building blocks of DNA and RNA.

(Adenine, NCI Dictionary)

A chemical compound that binds tightly to metal ions.

(Chelating agent, NCI Dictionary)

Formation of a chemical compound by enzymes, either in the organism (in vivo) or by fragments or extracts of cells (in vitro).

(Biosynthetic Process, NCI Thesaurus)