Letter P - Chemistry dictionary by Futura-Sciences

Alphabetical index

Paraquat A Paraquat (C12H14N2) is a contact herbicide with two ...	PCB Polychlorobiphenyls (PCB) are halogenated hydrocarbons ...
Pentose A pentose is a monosaccharide (ose) with 5 carbon atoms.	Peptide bond The peptide bond is the bond between the amine group (-NH2) ...
pH Hydrogen potential. pH is an index measuring the hydrogen ...	Phosphoryl group The phosphoryl group (-PO32-) is a group transferred from ...
Phosphorylated molecule A phosphorylated molecule is one to which one or more ...	Phosphorylation Phosphorylation is the addition of a phosphate group to a ...
Photolysis Photolysis is the breaking of one or more bonds in a ...	Platinum Platinum is a chemical element - a transition metal - symbol ...
Plutonium Plutonium is a radioactive chemical element. Its atomic ...	Polarisation Matter When a free charged particle is placed in an electric ...
Polyamide A polyamide is a polymer in which the repeating unit in the ...	Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons are a family of ...
Polyethylene Polyethylene is one of the commonest thermoplastic resins in ...	Polylactic acid Polylactic acid, known as PLA, is a polymer of biological ...
Polymer A polymer is a molecule of high molecular mass made up of ...	Polymerisation Polymerisation is the process transforming a monomer, or a ...
Polypyrrole Polypyrrole, a polymer of pyrrole, or azole, is a pentagonal ...	Polysaccharide The polysaccharides, or polyosides, are complex sugars from ...