CToad7 ALT's definitions

heterofullerene

Any compound formally derived from a fullerene by replacing one or more carbon atom by a heteroatom.

"Such heterofullerenes are expected to have applications in superconductivity."

by CToad7 ALT March 10, 2023

megakaryocyte

(plural: megakaryocytes)

An abnormally large bone marrow cell, with a lobulated nucleus, that produces platelets through the fragmentation of its cytoplasm.

"Megakaryocyte capacitances were in the range of 64-694 pF, equivalent to 500-5500 platelets."

by CToad7 ALT March 13, 2023

megacaryocyte

(plural: megacaryocytes)

Alternative form of megakaryocyte.

"Under appropriate culture conditions, the megacaryocyte burst-forming cell can develop into 40 to 500 megacaryocytes within 1 week."

by CToad7 ALT March 13, 2023

trimetasphere

(plural: trimetaspheres)

A buckminsterfullerene containing a nitrogen atom and three metal atoms. They are made from lots of carbon, a dash of nitrogen, and a pinch of metals, usually one or two from the Lanthanoid family.

"The first trimetasphere carbon nanomaterials adduct, a Diels-Alder cycloadduct of Sc3N by C80, was reported by Dorn et al. in 2002."

by CToad7 ALT March 13, 2023

ne'er-do-weel

(plural: ne'er-do-weels)

Alternative form of ne'er-do-well.

"She was abandoned by her ne'er-do-weel father."

by CToad7 ALT March 13, 2023

civic-minded

(alternative form: civicminded)

Tending to do things that help your city or town and the people who live there.

"Town officials are hoping that some civic-minded person will volunteer to organize the parade."

by CToad7 ALT March 13, 2023

civicminded

Alternative form of civic-minded.

"Their city, known as the Athens of the Midwest, was civicminded, proud, and increasingly prosperous."

by CToad7 ALT March 13, 2023