Letter O - Chemistry dictionary by Futura-Sciences

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Optical isomers Optical isomers are molecules differing in their optical ...	Optimum pH The optimum pH of a medium is the pH at which an enzyme is ...
Organic phosphate group An organic phosphate group is the group (-PO4-) bound to an ...	Oside Osides are polymers of monosaccharides formed by ...
Osmolarity Osmolarity is defined as the number of particles per litre ...	Osmosis Osmosis is the passage of solvent molecules, generally ...
Oven An oven is a heated enclosure that is usually used in air ...	Oxidase Oxidase is the enzyme responsible for an oxidation; as each ...
Oxidation Oxidation is the loss of one or more electrons by a ...	Oxidised substance An oxidised substance is a molecule that has lost one or ...
Oxidoreductase Oxidoreductase is an enzyme that catalyses a redox reaction. ...	Oxygen Oxygen is the gas essential to the metabolism and survival ...
Ozone Ozone is a gas with three atoms of oxygen in each molecule. ...