Definitions For Heteroatom

Noun

HETEROATOM (plural HETEROATOMs) (chemistry) Any atom in a heterocyclic ring (or other structure normally built of carbon atoms) that is not a carbon atom.

Related terms

heterocycle homoatom

Translations

Finnish: heteroatomi German: Heteroatom, n Korean: 헤테로원자 Spanish: heteroátomo, m

See also

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Etymology

from hetero + atom.

Is Heteroatom a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

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15
Words with Friends
15

The word Heteroatom is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends

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