Radial: A word with diverse meanings in medicine and the biomedical sciences: 1  Pertaining to the radius, the smaller bone in the forearm. 2  The radial artery is so named because of its proximity to the radius. 3  Pertaining to the radius of a circle.
A 3D model of ethyne (acetylene), the simplest alkyne. In organic chemistry, an alkyne is an unsaturated hydrocarbon containing at least one carbonâcarbon triple bond. The simplest acyclic alkynes with only one triple bond and no other functional groups form a homologous series with the general chemical formula CnH2nâ2.
These are aluminum atoms. An atom is the smallest particle of an element that has the properties of that element. Some properties of aluminum are: shiny, silver colored, fragile, and thin. Each element has its own type of properties. molecule is the smallest particle of a substance that exists independently. Molecules of most elements are made up of only one of atom of that element. Oxygen, along with nitrogen, hydrogen, and chlorine are made up of two atoms. Look at the model of oxygen above.