types:
aldeide
any of a class of highly reactive chemical compounds; used in making resins and dyes and organic acids
amminoacido
organic compounds containing an amino group and a carboxylic acid group
alcaloide
natural bases containing nitrogen found in plants
caglio
a substance that curdles milk in making cheese and junket
cianuro
any of a class of organic compounds containing the cyano radical -CN
estere
formed by reaction between an acid and an alcohol with elimination of water
resina
any of a class of solid or semisolid viscous substances obtained either as exudations from certain plants or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules
idrocarburo
an organic compound containing only carbon and hydrogen
chetone
any of a class of organic compounds having a carbonyl group linked to a carbon atom in each of two hydrocarbon radicals
fenolo
any of a class of weakly acidic organic compounds; molecule contains one or more hydroxyl groups
urea
the chief solid component of mammalian urine; synthesized from ammonia and carbon dioxide and used as fertilizer and in animal feed and in plastics
scopolamina
an alkaloid with anticholinergic effects that is used as a sedative and to treat nausea and to dilate the pupils in ophthalmic procedures
acetone
the simplest ketone; a highly inflammable liquid widely used as an organic solvent and as material for making plastics
acetilene
a colorless flammable gas used chiefly in welding and in organic synthesis
benzina
a volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines
acetaldeide
a colorless volatile water-soluble liquid aldehyde used chiefly in the manufacture of acetic acid and perfumes and drugs
efedrina
white odorless powdered or crystalline alkaloid from plants of the genus Ephedra (especially Ephedra sinica) or made synthetically; used as a bronchodilator to treat bronchitis and asthma
nicotina
an alkaloid poison that occurs in tobacco; used in medicine and as an insecticide
stricnina
an alkaloid plant toxin extracted chiefly from nux vomica; formerly used as a stimulant
proteina
any of a large group of nitrogenous organic compounds that are essential constituents of living cells; consist of polymers of amino acids; essential in the diet of animals for growth and for repair of tissues; can be obtained from meat and eggs and milk and legumes
peptide
amide combining the amino group of one amino acid with the carboxyl group of another; usually obtained by partial hydrolysis of protein
caffeina
a bitter alkaloid found in coffee and tea that is responsible for their stimulating effects
saccarosio,
zucchero
an essential structural component of living cells and source of energy for animals; includes simple sugars with small molecules as well as macromolecular substances; are classified according to the number of monosaccharide groups they contain
etano
a colorless odorless alkane gas used as fuel
formaldeide
a colorless poisonous gas; made by the oxidation of methanol
bitume
any of various naturally occurring impure mixtures of hydrocarbons
lipide
an oily organic compound insoluble in water but soluble in organic solvents; essential structural component of living cells (along with proteins and carbohydrates)
ottano
any isomeric saturated hydrocarbon found in petroleum and used as a fuel and solvent
tannino
any of various complex phenolic substances of plant origin; used in tanning and in medicine