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- US Pronunciation
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- [het-uh-roh-at-uh m]
- /ˌhɛt ə roʊˈæt əm/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [het-uh-roh-at-uh m]
- /ˌhɛt ə roʊˈæt əm/
Definitions of heteroatom word
- noun heteroatom an atom other than carbon in the ring structure of a heterocyclic compound. 1
- noun heteroatom An atom in the ring of a cyclic compound other than a carbon atom. 1
- noun heteroatom any atom in the ring of a cyclic compound that is not a carbon atom 0
- noun heteroatom (chemistry) Any atom in a heterocyclic ring (or other structure normally built of carbon atoms) that is not a carbon atom. 0
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Origin of heteroatom
First appearance:
before 1895 One of the 18% newest English words
First recorded in 1895-1900; hetero- + atom
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Heteroatom
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
heteroatom popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 59% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
heteroatom usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with heteroatom
- what is a heteroatom?
- what is heteroatom?
- what heteroatom is characteristic of an amine?
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