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• vanillin go
  a crystalline compound found in vanilla beans and some balsam resins
  
• acceptor go
  (chemistry) in the formation of a coordinate bond it is the compound to which electrons are donated
  
• adduct go
  a compound formed by an addition reaction
  
• antiknock go
  any of various compounds that are added to gasoline to reduce engine knocking
  
• acid go
  any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt
  
• arsenide go
  a compound of arsenic with a more positive element
  
• hydrogen cyanide go
  a highly poisonous gas or volatile liquid that smells like bitter almonds
  
• anionic compound go
  a compound characterized by an active anion
  
• base, alkali go
  any of various water-soluble compounds capable of turning litmus blue and reacting with an acid to form a salt and water
  
• binary compound go
  chemical compound composed of only two elements
  
• taurine go
  a colorless crystalline substance obtained from the bile of mammals
  
• chromogen go
  a compound that can be converted to a pigment
  
• manganese tetroxide go
  an oxide of manganese found naturally as hausmannite
  
• monomer go
  a simple compound whose molecules can join together to form polymers
  
• ozonide go
  any of a class of unstable chemical compounds resulting from the addition of ozone to a double bond in an unsaturated compound
  
• organic compound go
  any compound of carbon and another element or a radical
  
• ammine go
  a complex inorganic compound that contains ammonia molecules
  
• anhydride go
  a compound formed from one or more other compounds in a reaction resulting in removal of water
  
• azide go
  a chemical compound containing the azido group combined with an element or radical
  
• bitter principle go
  any one of several hundred compounds having a bitter taste
  
• buffer go
  (chemistry) an ionic compound that resists changes in its pH
  
• calcium-cyanamide, cyanamide go
  a compound used as a fertilizer and as a source of nitrogen compounds
  
• carbonyl go
  a compound containing metal combined with carbon monoxide
  
• carbon disulfide go
  a toxic colorless flammable liquid (CS2)
  
• cofactor go
  a substance (as a coenzyme) that must join with another to produce a given result
  
• cementite, iron carbide go
  a chemical compound that is a constituent of steel and cast iron
  
• chloropicrin, nitrochloroform go
  a heavy colorless insoluble liquid compound that causes tears and vomiting
  
• complex, coordination compound go
  a compound described in terms of the central atom to which other atoms are bound or coordinated
  
• allomorph go
  any of several different crystalline forms of the same chemical compound
  
• corrosive go
  a substance having the tendency to cause corrosion (such a strong acids or alkali)
  
• aluminate go
  a compound of alumina and a metallic oxide
  
• defoliant go
  a chemical that is sprayed on plants and causes their leaves to fall off
  
• depilatory go
  a chemical (usually a sulfide) used to remove hair or wool or bristles from hides
  
• derivative go
  a compound obtained from, or regarded as derived from, another compound
  
• dimer go
  a compound whose molecules are composed of two identical monomers
  
• fixer, fixing agent go
  a chemical compound that sets or fixes something (as a dye or a photographic image)
  
• flavone go
  a colorless crystalline compound that is part of a number of white or yellow plant pigments
  
• preparation, formulation go
  a substance prepared according to a formula
  
• enantiomorph, enantiomer go
  either one of a pair of compounds (crystals or molecules) that are mirror images on each other but are not identical
  
• exotherm go
  a compound that gives off heat during its formation and absorbs heat during its decomposition
  
• goitrogen go
  any substance (such as thiouracil) that induces the formation of a goiter
  
• benzofuran, coumarone, cumarone go
  a colorless oily compound extracted from coal tar and used in manufacturing synthetic resins
  
• synthetic, synthetic substance go
  a compound made artificially by chemical reactions
  
• hydrate go
  any compound that contains water of crystallization
  
• hydroxide go
  a chemical compound containing the hydroxyl group
  
• incense go
  a substance that produces a fragrant odor when burned
  
• inorganic compound go
  any compound that does not contain carbon
  
• repellent, repellant go
  a chemical substance that repels animals
  
• repellent, repellant go
  a compound with which fabrics are treated to repel water
  
• iodocompound go
  a compound containing the covalent iodine radical
  
• isomer go
  a compound that exists in forms having different arrangements of atoms but the same molecular weight
  
• hydroxide, hydrated oxide go
  a compound of an oxide with water
  
• menthol go
  a crystalline compound that has the cool and minty taste and odor that occurs naturally in peppermint oil
  
• nitrogen mustard go
  a toxic compound resembling mustard gas in structure
  
• nitride go
  a compound containing nitrogen and a more electropositive element (such as phosphorus or a metal)
  
• oxide go
  any compound of oxygen with another element or a radical
  
• polymer go
  a naturally occurring or synthetic compound consisting of large molecules made up of a linked series of repeated simple monomers
  
• preservative go
  a chemical compound that is added to protect against decay or decomposition
  
• quinone, benzoquinone go
  any of a class of aromatic yellow compounds including several that are biologically important as coenzymes or acceptors or vitamins
  
• salt go
  a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)
  
• caustic go
  any chemical substance that burns or destroys living tissue
  
• nitrate go
  any compound containing the nitrate group (such as a salt or ester of nitric acid)
  
• chloride go
  any compound containing a chlorine atom
  
• heterocycle, heterocyclic compound, heterocyclic go
  a compound containing a heterocyclic ring
  
• silicide go
  any of various compounds of silicon with a more electropositive element or radical
  
• siloxane go
  any of a large class of compounds that have alternate silicon and oxygen atoms
  
• solvate go
  a compound formed by solvation (the combination of solvent molecules with molecules or ions of the solute)
  
• sternutator, sternutatory go
  a chemical substance that causes sneezing and coughing and crying
  
• stripper go
  a chemical compound used to remove paint or varnish
  
• sulfide, sulphide go
  a compound of sulphur and some other element that is more electropositive
  
• telluride go
  any binary compound of tellurium with other more electropositive elements
  
• tenderizer, tenderiser go
  a substance (as the plant enzyme papain) applied to meat to make it tender
  
• tetrachloride go
  any compound that contains four chlorine atoms per molecule
  
• triazine go
  any of three isomeric compounds having three carbon and three nitrogen atoms in a six-membered ring
  
• yellowcake, U308 go
  an impure mixture of uranium oxides obtained during the processing of uranium ore
  
• enamel go
  a colored glassy compound (opaque or partially opaque) that is fused to the surface of metal or glass or pottery for decoration or protection
  
• pregnanediol go
  a compound found in women's urine during certain phases of the menstrual cycle and in the urine of pregnant women