Sentences with phrase «called aromatic molecules»

Though benzonitrile is one of the simplest so - called aromatic molecules, it is in fact the largest molecule ever seen by radio astronomy.

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Oddly, however, scientists have a rough idea of what some alien molecules would smell like: many detected so far belong to a class of compounds called aromatics, which are derived from benzene (C6H6) and were originally named for their strong odors.

Their particular focus was a class of molecules, called aromatic hydrocarbons, that are distinguished by their stability and restrained reactivity.

Some of those large molecules are like small sheets of graphite with hydrogen attached to them: we call these polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and they can be found in terrestrial counterparts like mothballs, for example.

Lavender is particularly rich in aromatic molecules called esters.