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| a hydrocarbon compound that does not contain a ring structure |
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| a hydrocarbon containing only single covalent bonds; alkanes are saturated hydrocarbons |
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| a hydrocarbon containing one or more carbon-carbon double bonds; alkenes are insaturated hydrocarbons |
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| a hydrocarbon substituent; the methyl group (-CH3) is an alkyl group |
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| a hydrocarbon containing carbon-carbon triple bond; alkynes are unsaturated hydrocarbons |
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| any member of a special group of unsaturated cyclic hydrocarbons |
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| a name originally given to the arenes because many of them have pleasant odors; any compound with bonding like that od benzene |
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| a carbon atom that has four different groups attached |
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| an alkane with one or more alkyl groups attached |
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| a term applied to geometric isomers; it denotes an arrangement in which teh substituted groups are on the same side of the double bond |
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| condensed structural formula |
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| a structural formula that leaves out some bonds and/or atoms; the presence of these atoms or bonds is understood |
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| the controlled process by which hydrocarbons are broken down or rearranged into smaller, more useful molecules |
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| an organic compound that contains a hydrocarbon ring |
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| an organic compound that differs from another compound only in the geometry of their substituted groups |
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| a group of compounds in which there is a constant increment of change in molecular structure from one compound in the series to the next |
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| an organic compound that contains only carbon and hydrogen |
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| an organic compound in which all carbon atoms are joined by single covalent bonds; it contains the maximum number of hydrogen atoms |
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| an organic molecule having the same molecular structure as another molecule, but differing in the arrangement of atoms in the space |
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| a saturated open-chain hydrocarbon in which all carbons are arranged consecutively: that is, there is no branching |
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| a compound that has the same molecular formula as another compound but that has a different molecular structure |
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| an atom or group of atoms that can take the place if a hydrogen atom on a parent hydrocarbon molecule. |
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| a term applied to geometric isomers; it denotes an arrangement in which the substituted substituded groups are on opposite sides of the double bond. |
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| an organic compound with one or more double or triple carbon-carbon bonds. |
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