#compound definition
- Alcohol — The standard and widely adapted Romanian spelling for alcohol. An organic compound characterized by the presence of one or more hydroxyl groups attached to a saturated alkyl radical. It represents the structural baseline of ethanol used as an antiseptic, general industrial solvent, or as the major psychoactive ingredient in a wide range of fermented or distilled beverages.
- Alcoholate — In chemistry, an organic compound obtained by replacing the hydrogen atom in the hydroxyl group of an alcohol with a metal atom (alkoxide). In pharmacy, the term designates a medicinal liquid preparation obtained by distilling alcohol over aromatic plant substances, used as an antiseptic or flavoring remedy.
- Alcoholizable — Capable of being alcoholized; a substance, organic compound, or liquid mixture that has the structural property to receive alcohol into its composition or to chemically react with ethanol. In biology, it describes a tissue or organic sample capable of being stably impregnated with alcohol for cellular fixation or preservation.
- Auxochrome — A group of atoms (such as -OH, -NH2, -OCH3) attached to an organic molecule containing a chromophore group, whose role is to intensify, fix, or shift the color of that substance and to enable it to bond stably to textile or biological fibers.