really cool chemist's definitions

Nicolaou

verb

1) To use a very large excess of a reagent. To bomb it. 2) To fill all one's cyclic structures with colors.

noun

10 equivalents

"Hey how much MnO2 should I use?"
"2 or 3 Nicolaous should do it."

"Hey what's with that structure? It's full of strange colors!"
"Oh, I Nicolaoued it."

"Nothing's happening with my reaction..."
"You should just Nicolaou it."

by really cool chemist April 6, 2009

bomb

verb

To use a very large excess of a reagent.

"Man, my reduction isn't working!"

"Just bomb it with LAH."

by really cool chemist April 6, 2009