heteroatom
noun
het·ero·at·om
ˈhe-tə-rō-ˌa-təm 
: an atom other than carbon in the ring of a heterocyclic compound
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heteroatom
noun
het·ero·at·om
ˈhet-ə-rō-ˌat-əm
: an atom other than carbon in the ring of a heterocyclic compound
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