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• Acetaldehyde [r]: The second smallest aldehyde, second only to formaldehyde. [e]
• Acetaminophen [r]: An analgesic antipyretic drug widely used for the treatment of headaches, fever and other minor aches and pains. [e]
• Acetic acid [r]: An organic acid, CH₃CO₂H, responsible for vinegar's tart taste and distinctive odor. [e]
• Acetone [r]: An aprotic colorless solvent widely used in organic chemistry reactions and the main ingredient in many fingernail polish removers. [e]
• Acetylcholine [r]: A chemical transmitter in both the peripheral nervous system (PNS) and central nervous system (CNS) in many organisms including humans. [e]
• Acyclovir [r]: An antiviral, anti-metabolite drug, similar to guanine, that acts as a viral DNA chain terminator. [e]
• Adenine [r]: A base incorporated into DNA and RNA and part of an energy carrier, as ATP, in metabolism. [e]
• Adenosine [r]: One of the nucleotides used to build RNA; the deoxy form is used to make DNA. [e]
• Aldosterone [r]: Major mineralocorticoid steroid hormone that controls electrolytes, blood pressure and hydration. [e]
• Aspartame [r]: An artificial sweetener widely known as NutriSweet®, commonly used in diet drinks and other low-calorie foods. [e]
• Azathioprine [r]: An immunosuppressive purine synthesis inhibitor for treating rheumatoid arthritis; formerly a chemotherapy drug. [e]
• Benzene [r]: A six carbon aromatic compound commonly used in industry as a precursor for other important aromatics such as toluene, or benzoic acid. [e]
• Bromine [r]: A chemical element, having the chemical symbol Br, and atomic number (the number of protons) 35. [e]
• Carboxylic acid [r]: An organic acid with the formula R-COOH or R-CO₂H. [e]
• Carnitine [r]: An essential amino acid for some animals which carries long chain fatty acids across the inner mitochondrial membrane. [e]
• Cefazolin [r]: Semisynthetic cephalosporin [[antibiotic] primarily used to treat bacterial skin infections. [e]
• Chloroform [r]: an organic chemical compound having the chemical formula CHCl₃, also known as trichloromethane (IUPAC name). [e]
• DDT [r]: An organochlorine pesticide that is very effective at killing mosquitoes and was used effectively in the fight against malaria. [e]
• Diazinon [r]: A toxic acetylcholinesterase inhibitor and pesticide used on many crops. Effects similar to nerve agents. [e]
• Epinephrine [r]: A hormone (adrenalin) adrenergic systems-stimulator used in asthma and cardiac failure. [e]
• Ethanol [r]: The chemical alcohol (C₂H₅OH) found in distilled spirits, wine and beer. [e]
• Folic acid [r]: Nutrient required for a normal pregnancy. [e]
• Glucose [r]: A monosaccharide (or simple sugar) and an important carbohydrate in biology, used by the living cell as a source of energy and metabolic intermediate. [e]
• Glycogen [r]: Polysaccharide that is the main form of carbohydrate storage in animals and occurs primarily in the liver and muscle tissue. [e]
• Guanine [r]: Natural biomolecule used as one of the five bases in RNA and DNA. [e]
• Guanosine [r]: A nucleoside comprising guanine attached to a ribose (ribofuranose) ring via a β-N9-glycosidic bond. [e]
• Histamine [r]: A biogenic amine involved in local immune responses as well as regulating physiological function in the gut and acting as a neurotransmitter. [e]
• Homocysteine [r]: A thiol-containing amino acid formed by a demethylation of methionine (National Library of Medicine). [e]
• Hydrocarbons [r]: A class of molecules that contain only carbon and hydrogen atoms. [e]
• Hydroxyl [r]: A molecule consisting of an oxygen atom and a hydrogen atom connected by a covalent bond (single bond). [e]
• Lactose [r]: Slightly sweet disaccharide composed of two monosaccharides, glucose and galactose linked together, and found in milk. [e]
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• Methane [r]: A chemical compound and alkane with the molecular formula CH4, and the principal component of natural gas. [e]
• National Institute of Standards and Technology [r]: A measurement standards laboratory which is a non-regulatory agency of the United States Department of Commerce. [e]
• Nitromethane [r]: A slightly viscous, highly polar liquid nitro compund commonly used as a solvent in a variety of industrial applications such as in extractions, as a reaction medium, and as a cleaning solvent. [e]
• Organic chemistry [r]: The scientific study of the structure, properties, composition, reactions, and preparation (by synthesis or by other means) of chemical compounds of carbon and hydrogen, which may contain any number of other elements. [e]
• Phosgene [r]: COCl₂, an acid chloride industrial chemical used as a chemical weapon during WWI. [e]
• Polyatomic ion [r]: An ion consisting of a molecule with covalently bonded atoms or of a metal complex that can be considered to act as a single unit in the context of acid and base chemistry or in the formation of salts (i.e., a group of bonded atoms that act as if they were one). [e]
• Prednisone [r]: A synthetic anti-inflammatory glucocorticoid steroid designed as a mimic of the naturally occuring steroid cortisone. [e]
• Progesterone [r]: A progestan steroid hormone vital to pregnancy and a precursor for some androgen and estrogen steroids. [e]
• Prolactin [r]: Hormone secreted from lactotroph cells of the anterior pituitary gland with an essential role in lactation. [e]
• Sulfanilamide [r]: A white, odorless crystalline molecule containing the sulfonamide functional group attached to an aniline, no longer used clinically but the first of the sulfonamide antibiotics [e]
• Testosterone [r]: A steroid hormone, principal male sex hormone, and an anabolic steroid from the androgen group. [e]
• Vitamin D [r]: Fat-soluble vitamin occurring in several forms, required for normal growth of teeth and bones, produced by ultraviolet irradiation and sterols found in milk, fish, and eggs. [e]
• Vitamin K [r]: It denotes a group of 2-methilo-naphthoquinone derivatives that acts as a lipid co-factor for hemostasis. [e]