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A lichen), from lekane (Greek: basin) and hora (Greek: beauty, grace), and ater (Latin: black), and -in(e) atrolactic acid C9H10O3, derived (with contraction) from atropine and lactic acid atropic acid C9H8O2, derived from atropine atropine C17H23NO3, derived from the genus name Atropa (herbs), from the mythical figure tropos (Greek: the Inevitable, one of the Fates), and -in(e) atropisomerism derived from atropos (Greek: inevitable) and isomerism attapulgite (palygorskite) (Mg,Al)2Si4O10(OH)⋅4H2O, named after this mineral’s locality Attapulgus, GA, USA aucubin C15H22O9, derived from the genus name Aucuba (shrubs), from aokuba (Japanese: aucuba), from ao (Japanese: green), ki, ko (Japanese: tree), and ba (Japanese: leaf), 35 and -in(e) aufbau derived from Aufbau (German: build-up), from bauen (German: to build) Auger electron spectroscopy named for the French physicist Pierre V.
J. H. M. Bettendorff (1839-1902) Bial reagent named for the French physician M. ), derived from bikh (Hindi: poison), aconit-, and -in(e) bilane (bilinogen) C19H20N4, derived from bil(i)- and -an(e) bilene C19H18N4, derived from bil(i)- and -ene bil(i)derived from bilis (Latin: bile) biline C19H14N4, derived from bil(i)- and -in(e) biliprotein derived from bil(i)- and protein bilirubin C33H36N4O6, derived from bil(i)-, rubi-, and -in(e) biliverdin C33H34N4O6, derived from bil(i)-, verd (Old French: green), and -in(e) Billiter process named for the Austrian chemist Jean Billiter (1877-1965) binary derived from binaris (Latin: consisting of two) Bindschedler’s green C16H20ClN3, named for the chemical company Bindschedler & Busch, Basel, Switzerland which developed this dye Bingham fluid named for the US chemist Eugene Cook Bingham (1878-1945) bioderived from bios (Greek: life) biocide derived from bio- and -cide biocytin C16H28N4O4S, derived (with contraction) from biotin, cyt(o)-, and -in(e) biopterin C9H11N5O3, derived from bio- and pterin biotin (coenzyme R, vitamin B7, vitamin H) C10H16N2O3S, derived from bios (Greek: life) and -in(e) biotite K(Mg,Fe)3(Si3Al)O10(OH,F)2, named for the French mathematician and physicist JeanBaptiste Biot (1774-1862) Biot’s law named for the French mathematician and physicist Jean-Baptiste Biot (1774-1862) biphenyl C12H10, derived from bi(s)- and phenyl biphenylyl (xenyl) C12H9−, derived from biphenyl and -yl Birch reduction named for the Australian chemist Arthur John Birch (1915-1995) Birkeland-Eyde process named for the Norwegian chemist Kristian Olaf Bernhard Birkeland (1867-1917) and the Norwegian engineer Sam Eyde (18661940) bi(s)derived from bis (Latin: twice, two-fold) 49 bisabolderived from bisabol (gum resin af African trees of the genus Commiphora), from bisap u ala (Wolof: bisabol) patterned after phosphorane bisabolane C15H30, derived from bisabol- and -an(e) bismuth Bi, derived from Wismut (lay German: bismuth), possibly from wiss (Medieval German: white) and matte (Medieval German: barrengrounds, deads) bisabolene C15H24, derived from bisabol- and -ene bismuthane (bismuthine) BiH3, derived from bismuth and -an(e) bisabolol C15H26O, derived from bisabol- and -ol bismuthine (bismuthane) BiH3, derived from bismuth and -in(e) Bischler-Möhlau indole synthesis named for the German-Swiss chemist August Bischler (1865-1957) and the German chemist R.
H. M. Bettendorff (1839-1902) Bial reagent named for the French physician M. ), derived from bikh (Hindi: poison), aconit-, and -in(e) bilane (bilinogen) C19H20N4, derived from bil(i)- and -an(e) bilene C19H18N4, derived from bil(i)- and -ene bil(i)derived from bilis (Latin: bile) biline C19H14N4, derived from bil(i)- and -in(e) biliprotein derived from bil(i)- and protein bilirubin C33H36N4O6, derived from bil(i)-, rubi-, and -in(e) biliverdin C33H34N4O6, derived from bil(i)-, verd (Old French: green), and -in(e) Billiter process named for the Austrian chemist Jean Billiter (1877-1965) binary derived from binaris (Latin: consisting of two) Bindschedler’s green C16H20ClN3, named for the chemical company Bindschedler & Busch, Basel, Switzerland which developed this dye Bingham fluid named for the US chemist Eugene Cook Bingham (1878-1945) bioderived from bios (Greek: life) biocide derived from bio- and -cide biocytin C16H28N4O4S, derived (with contraction) from biotin, cyt(o)-, and -in(e) biopterin C9H11N5O3, derived from bio- and pterin biotin (coenzyme R, vitamin B7, vitamin H) C10H16N2O3S, derived from bios (Greek: life) and -in(e) biotite K(Mg,Fe)3(Si3Al)O10(OH,F)2, named for the French mathematician and physicist JeanBaptiste Biot (1774-1862) Biot’s law named for the French mathematician and physicist Jean-Baptiste Biot (1774-1862) biphenyl C12H10, derived from bi(s)- and phenyl biphenylyl (xenyl) C12H9−, derived from biphenyl and -yl Birch reduction named for the Australian chemist Arthur John Birch (1915-1995) Birkeland-Eyde process named for the Norwegian chemist Kristian Olaf Bernhard Birkeland (1867-1917) and the Norwegian engineer Sam Eyde (18661940) bi(s)derived from bis (Latin: twice, two-fold) 49 bisabolderived from bisabol (gum resin af African trees of the genus Commiphora), from bisap u ala (Wolof: bisabol) patterned after phosphorane bisabolane C15H30, derived from bisabol- and -an(e) bismuth Bi, derived from Wismut (lay German: bismuth), possibly from wiss (Medieval German: white) and matte (Medieval German: barrengrounds, deads) bisabolene C15H24, derived from bisabol- and -ene bismuthane (bismuthine) BiH3, derived from bismuth and -an(e) bisabolol C15H26O, derived from bisabol- and -ol bismuthine (bismuthane) BiH3, derived from bismuth and -in(e) Bischler-Möhlau indole synthesis named for the German-Swiss chemist August Bischler (1865-1957) and the German chemist R.