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Meaning of heteroatom | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. Any atom which is not carbon or hydrogen.
  2. Any atom in a heterocyclic ring (or other structure normally built of carbon atoms) that is not a carbon atom.

Equivalents

Deutsch Heteroatom
Español heteroátomo
Suomi heteroatomi
한국어 헤테로원자

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

heteroauxin heteroazeotrope heterobactin heteroband heterobasidiomycete heterobasionym

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