Showing posts with label carbon. Show all posts
Showing posts with label carbon. Show all posts

Monday, July 13, 2009

Definition of Alkyl group


Alkyl group: In chemistry, a group of atoms derived from an alkane (a hydrocarbon with no carbon-to-carbon multiple bonds) by the loss of a hydrogen atom.

Thursday, June 25, 2009

Definition of Acapnia


Acapnia: Less than the normal level of
carbon dioxide in the blood. The opposite of hypercapnia. The origin
of the word "acapnia" is curious. It comes from the Greek "a-"
meaning "without" + "kapnos" meaning "smoke" so acapnia literally
means "smokeless" referring to carbon dioxide which is a principal
part of smoke.