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• aldehyde go
  any of a class of highly reactive chemical compounds
  
• aliphatic compound go
  organic compound that is an alkane or alkene or alkyne or their derivative
  
• alkylbenzene go
  organic compound that has an alkyl group bound to a benzene ring
  
• alkyl halide, haloalkane go
  organic compound in which halogen atoms have been substituted for hydrogen atoms in an alkane
  
• amino acid, aminoalkanoic acid go
  organic compounds containing an amino group and a carboxylic acid group
  
• diamine go
  any organic compound containing two amino groups
  
• enol go
  an organic compound that contains a hydroxyl group bonded to a carbon atom which in turn is doubly bonded to another carbon atom
  
• halon go
  a compound in which the hydrogen atoms of a hydrocarbon have been replaced by bromine and other halogen atoms
  
• peptone go
  any of various water-soluble compounds that form by hydrolysis in the digestion of proteins to amino acids
  
• quaternary ammonium compound go
  a compound derived from ammonium with hydrogen atoms replaced by organic groups
  
• proenzyme, zymogen go
  any of a group of compounds that are inactive precursors of enzymes and require some change (such as the hydrolysis of a fragment that masks an active enzyme) to become active
  
• propylthiouracil go
  a crystalline compound used as an antithyroid drug in the treatment of goiter
  
• ether go
  any of a class of organic compounds that have two hydrocarbon groups linked by an oxygen atom
  
• acetal go
  any organic compound formed by adding alcohol molecules to aldehyde molecules
  
• aldol, aldehyde-alcohol go
  an oily colorless liquid obtained by the condensation of two molecules of acetaldehyde
  
• alkaloid go
  natural bases containing nitrogen found in plants
  
• amide go
  any organic compound containing the group -CONH2
  
• rennet go
  a substance that curdles milk in making cheese and junket
  
• azadirachtin go
  insecticide
  
• thiazine go
  a compound made up of a ring of four carbon atoms and one sulfur atom and one nitrogen atom
  
• cacodyl, tetramethyldiarsine go
  a poisonous oily liquid with a garlicky odor composed of 2 cacodyl groups
  
• neurochemical go
  any organic substance that occurs in neural activity
  
• acyl anhydrides, acid anhydrides go
  organic compounds that react with water to form an acid
  
• acyl halide, acid halide go
  organic compounds containing the group -COX where X is a halogen atom
  
• creosote, coal-tar creosote go
  a dark oily liquid obtained by distillation of coal tar
  
• creosote go
  a colorless or yellowish oily liquid obtained by distillation of wood tar
  
• cyanide, nitrile, nitril go
  any of a class of organic compounds containing the cyano radical -CN
  
• cyanohydrin go
  any organic compound in which the cyano radical -CN and the hydroxyl radical -OH are attached to the same carbon atom
  
• ester go
  formed by reaction between an acid and an alcohol with elimination of water
  
• furan, furane, furfuran go
  a colorless toxic flammable liquid used in the synthesis of nylon
  
• glycoside go
  a group of compounds derived from monosaccharides
  
• resin, rosin go
  any of a class of solid or semisolid viscous substances obtained either as exudations from certain plants or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules
  
• halocarbon go
  one of various compounds of carbon and any of the halogens
  
• hemiacetal go
  an organic compound usually formed as an intermediate product in the preparation of acetals from aldehydes or ketones
  
• hemolysin, haemolysin, erythrolysin, erythrocytolysin go
  any substance that can cause lysis (destruction) of erythrocytes (red blood cells) and the release of their hemoglobin
  
• humic substance go
  an organic residue of decaying organic matter
  
• hydrocarbon go
  an organic compound containing only carbon and hydrogen
  
• ketone go
  any of a class of organic compounds having a carbonyl group linked to a carbon atom in each of two hydrocarbon radicals
  
• macromolecule, supermolecule go
  any very large complex molecule
  
• nitrobenzene go
  a poisonous oily water-soluble liquid used as a solvent and in the manufacture of aniline
  
• oxime go
  any compound containing the group -C=NOH
  
• petrochemical go
  any compound obtained from petroleum or natural gas
  
• phosphocreatine, creatine phosphate, creatine phosphoric acid go
  an organic compound of creatine and phosphoric acid
  
• phenol go
  any of a class of weakly acidic organic compounds
  
• pyrimidine go
  a heterocyclic organic compound with a penetrating odor
  
• quassia go
  a bitter compound used as an insecticide and tonic and vermifuge
  
• steroid go
  any of several fat-soluble organic compounds having as a basis 17 carbon atoms in four rings
  
• nonsteroid, nonsteroidal go
  an organic compound that does no contain a steroid
  
• thiouracil go
  depresses the function of the thyroid gland
  
• urea, carbamide go
  the chief solid component of mammalian urine
  
• imide go
  any of a class of organic compounds that contain the divalent radical -CONHCO-
  
• xanthine go
  crystalline oxidation product of the metabolism of nucleoproteins