Letter L - Chemistry dictionary by Futura-Sciences

Alphabetical index

Lactitol Lactitol is a polyol with two main uses: an artificial ...	Lanthanides The lanthanides are the 15 elements in the periodic ...
Leaving group A leaving group is an atom or group of atoms which, in a ...	Levorotatory A levorotatory molecule causes the plane of polarisation of ...
Lewis acid A Lewis acid is a molecular species, or the associated ...	Lewis base A Lewis base is a molecular species, or the associated ...
Lewis formula The Lewis formula is the structural formula of a molecular ...	LH2 LH2, liquid dihydrogen, is the name of a propellant used in ...
Ligand A ligand is an atom or group of atoms bound to a central ...	Lignin Lignin consists of complex macromolecules formed by the ...
Limescale Limescale is the chalky deposit that forms in water pipes ...	Lipophile A lipophilic substance is one that has an affinity for ...
Liquidus The liquidus is the "frontier" curve in a phase ...	LNG LNG is liquefied natural gas. When natural gas is cooled to ...
London force The London force occurs between all types of molecule, but ...	LOX LOX, or liquid oxygen, is the name of a propellant used in ...
LPG LPG stands for liquefied petroleum gas. It is propane or ...	Luminol Luminol is a chemiluminescent compound (it emits an intense ...