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Hydroxyl: 1. An -OH group within a molecule. 2. A free radical formed by abstraction of a hydrogen atom from water.

Hydroxylapatite Ceramic: This is a dense, non-resorpable ceramic, which when implanted into bane, displays a highly attractive generic profile, which features a lack of local or systemic toxicity.

5-End: The end of a polynucleotide with a free (or phosphorylated or capped) 5' - hydroxyl group: transcription/translation begins at this end.

3-End: The end of a polynucleotide with a free (or phosphorylated) 3' - hydroxyl group.

Polymer Tooth: 'Replica Tooth' Polyhydroxylethy1methacrylate (PMMA) alone or in combination with other polymers used to form an implant, shaped like a tooth root recently extracted and immediately placed i . . . View Full Definition

Serine: Accession variety, occasionally grown under the name Petite Sirah in California, reported as derived from a Petite Sirah x 3309 Couderc cross (the latter is a V.Rupestris x V.Riparia complex . . . View Full Definition

Alkoxide: (RO- M+) alkoxide ion. An ionic compound formed by removal of hydrogen ions from the hydroxyl group in an alcohol using reactive metals, e. G. Sodium. For example, potassium metal reacts wit . . . View Full Definition

Alcohol: An alcohol is an organic compound with a carbon bound to a hydroxyl group. Examples are methanol, CH3OH; ethanol, CH3CH2OH; propanol, CH3CH2CH2OH. Compounds with -OH attached to an aromatic . . . View Full Definition

Phenol: A group or molecule containing a benzene ring that has a hydroxyl group substituted for a ring hydrogen.

Calcium (Ca): Atomic number: 20, Atomic mass: 40.08 g.mol -1, Electronegativity: 1.0, Mass volume: 1.6 g.cm-3 at 20°C, Melting point: 840 °C, Boiling point: 1484 °C, Vanderwaals radius: 0.197 nm, Ionic ra . . . View Full Definition