| quantum chemistry |
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noun - (chemistry),(physics) the application of quantum mechanics to chemical problems
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| quaternary ammonium compound |
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- (chemistry) An amine derivative, containing four radicals, of general formula R1R2R3R4-N+X-; the radicals may be the same, different, or part of a ring; X is any univalent cation such as OH-.
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| quicklime |
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- lime, (calcium oxide), produced by heating limestone; on treatment with water it gives slaked lime
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| quinhydrone |
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noun - (chemistry) a molecular complex of a quinone and its corresponding hydroquinone
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| quinine |
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- (pharmaceutical drug) A bitter colourless powder, an alkaloid derived from cinchona bark, used to treat malaria and as an ingredient of tonic water.
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| quinoline |
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noun - (chemistry) Any of a class of aromatic heterocyclic compounds containing a benzene ring fused with a ring of five carbon atoms and an nitrogen atom; especially the simplest one, C9H7N.
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| quinone |
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noun - (chemistry) any of a class of aromatic compounds having two carbonyl functional groups in the same six-membered ring
- benzoquinone
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| quinonimine |
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noun - (chemistry) any of a class of imines formally derived from a quinone by replacing one or both oxygens with =NR
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| quinonoid |
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adjective - (chemistry) of, relating to, or having the structure of a quinone
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