#chemistry terms
- Allelotropic — Presenting the property of allelotropy; relating to chemical substances, isomeric compounds, or molecular systems in reciprocal dynamic equilibrium, where one form continuously transforms into the other depending on temperature or pressure. In biology, the term is also sometimes applied to cellular structures that shift their orientation or tropism in a correlated manner in response to coordinated external stimuli.
- Alumino- — A compounding element (prefixoid) used in international scientific, chemical, and mineralogical terminology to indicate the presence of aluminum or alumina within the structure of an organic compound or a complex mineral (e.g., aluminosilicate).
- Alumo- — A compounding element (prefixoid) used in international scientific, chemical, and mineralogical terminology as a variant for 'alumino-'; indicates the presence of aluminum within the structure of a chemical compound or a complex mineral.
- Anode — The positive electrode of an electrical generator, galvanic cell, or electronic tube, or the electrode through which the electric current enters a conducting medium or a polarized device. In electrolysis and electrochemical corrosion processes, it represents the structural terminal where the oxidation reaction takes place, losing electrons and attracting negative anions.
- Stunning agent — Causing or producing stunning; (as a neuter noun) a chemical substance, gas mixture, or anesthetic agent used in industrial or clinical settings to rapidly induce temporary unconsciousness and structural insensitivity to pain in animals.