acids definition

A salt in which not all of the ionizable hydrogen of the acid is replaced by the electropositive element; e.g., NaHSO4, KH2PO4.

Synonyms: bisalt, protosalt.

(05 Mar 2000)

Carboxylic acids that have a homocyclic ring structure in which all the ring atoms are carbon.

(12 Dec 1998)

Preferred term: orosomucoid

A class of acids containing a ring structure in which atleast one atom other than carbon is incorporated.

(12 Dec 1998)

Inorganic acids with a non metal, other than carbon, attached to hydrogen, or an acid radical containing no carbon.

(12 Dec 1998)

<molecular biology> A DNA-binding protein in the spores of some bacteria, thought to stabilise the DNA in an A configuration, so protecting it from cleavage by enzymes or ultraviolet light.

(18 Nov 1997)

<technique>

A dye in which the anion is the coloured component of the dye molecule, e.g., sodium eosinate (eosin).

(05 Mar 2000)

Preferred term: bisulfate