Organic chemistry -- Organic chemistry is the scientific study of the structure, properties, composition, reactions, and synthesis of organic compounds that by definition contain carbon. It is a specific discipline ... > full article

Chemical compound -- A chemical compound is a chemical substance formed from two or more elements, with a fixed ratio determining the composition. For example, hydrogen oxide (water, H2O) is a compound composed of two ... > full article

Chemical bond -- A chemical bond is the physical phenomenon of chemical substances being held together by attraction of atoms to each other through sharing, as well as exchanging, of electrons -or electrostatic ... > full article

Materials science -- Materials science is the multidisciplinary field relating the performance and function of matter in any and all applications to its micro, nano, and atomic-structure, and vice ... > full article

Molecule -- In general, a molecule is the smallest particle of a pure chemical substance that still retains its composition and chemical properties. In chemistry and molecular sciences, a molecule is a ... > full article

Polymer -- "Polymer" is a generic term used to describe a very long molecule consisting of structural units and repeating units connected by covalent chemical ... > full article

Chemistry -- Chemistry is the science that deals with the properties of organic and inorganic substances and their interactions with other organic and inorganic substances. In the study of matter, chemistry also ... > full article

Metal -- A metal is an element that readily forms ions (cations) and has metallic bonds, and metals are sometimes described as a lattice of positive ions (cations) in a cloud of ... > full article

Hydrocarbon -- In chemistry, a hydrocarbon is any chemical compound that consists only of the elements carbon (C) and hydrogen (H). They all contain a carbon backbone, called a carbon skeleton, and have hydrogen ... > full article

Oxidizing agent -- An oxidizing agent (also called an oxidizer or oxidant) is referred to as a chemical compound that readily gives up oxygen or as a substance that gains electrons in a redox chemical ... > full article

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