Terms starting with N
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Nuclear & Radiochemistry
Nuclear Stability
The tendency of a nucleus to persist without undergoing radioactive decay.
Biochemistry & Polymer ChemistryNucleic Acid
A biopolymer of nucleotides that stores and transmits genetic information.
Organic ChemistryNucleophile
An electron-rich species that donates a pair of electrons to form a new covalent bond.
Organic ChemistryNucleophilic Substitution
A reaction in which a nucleophile replaces a leaving group attached to a saturated carbon.
Biochemistry & Polymer ChemistryNucleotide
The monomer of nucleic acids, consisting of a nitrogenous base, a five-carbon sugar and a phosphate group.
Atomic Structure & PeriodicityNucleus
The dense, positively charged core of an atom, containing virtually all of its mass in protons and neutrons.
Nuclear & RadiochemistryNuclide
A distinct species of atom characterised by a specific number of protons and neutrons in its nucleus.