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The act of disposing or arranging one's self or itself. The self-positing of the molecules. R. Watts.

Made up of parts, as molecules or atoms, which mutually repel each other; as, gases are self-repelling.

In brief outline it is as follows: Animal cells and bacteria are complex aggregations of molecules, which are themselves complex. Complex molecules react with one another through certain of their side chains, but only when these side chains have a definite correspondence in structure (this account for the specific act…

int, of the fat, as in mutton tallow. Chemically, it is a compound of glyceryl with three molecules of stearic acid, and hence is technically called tristearin, or glyceryl tristearate.

Pertaining to, or illustrating, the hypothetical space relations of atoms in the molecule; as, a stereo-chemic formula.

Any atom, group, or radical substituted for another, or entering a molecule in place of some other part which is removed.

groups, or radicals, which are regarded as having different functions or relations in the molecule; thus, sodic hydroxide, NaOH, is a ternary compound.

Capable of neutralizing four molecules of a monacid base; having four hydrogen atoms capable of replacement by bases; quadribasic; -- said of certain acids; thus, normal silicic acid, Si(OH)4, is a tetrabasic acid.

Capable of neutralizing four molecules of a monobasic acid; having four hydrogen atoms capable of replacement ba acids or acid atoms; -- said of certain bases; thus, erythrine, C4H6(OH)4, is a tetracid alcohol.

rbon, C14H30, of the marsh-gas series; -- so called from the fourteen carbon atoms in the molecule.

ing to the marsh-gas series; -- so called from having twenty- four atoms of carbon in the molecule.

Consisting of four atoms; having four atoms in the molecule, as phosphorus and arsenic.

l hydrocarbon, C4H4, analogous to benzene; -- so called from the four carbon atoms in the molecule. Tetrol phenol, furfuran. [Obs.]

An oxide having four atoms of oxygen in the molecule; a quadroxide; as, osmium tetroxide, OsO.

Butyl; -- so called from the four carbon atoms in the molecule.

Butylene; -- so called from the four carbon atoms in the molecule.

Capable of neutralizing three molecules of a monobasic acid or the equivalent; having three hydrogen atoms which may be acid radicals; -- said of certain bases; thus, glycerin is a triacid base.

Capable of neutralizing three molecules of a monacid base, or their equivalent; having three hydrogen atoms capable of replacement by basic elements on radicals; -- said of certain acids; thus, citric acid is a tribasic acid.

A chloride having three atoms of chlorine in the molecule.

ies, resembling paraffin; -- so called because it has twenty-three atoms of carbon in the molecule.