heteroatom

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[edit] Etymology

From hetero- +‎ atom.

[edit] Noun

heteroatom (plural heteroatoms)

  1. (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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non-carbon atom in a carbon structure

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