In chemistry, a derivative is a compound that is formed from a similar compound or a compound that can be imagined to arise from another compound, if one atom is replaced with another atom or group of atoms. The latter definition is common in organic chemistry. In biochemistry, the word is used about compounds that at least theoretically can be formed from the precursor compound.

See also:

• Derivatization

Sources

• Chemicool online chemistry dictionary
• Oxford dictionary of biochemistry and molecular biology, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0198506732

Chemical compounds

Derivat (kemi) | Derivat (Chemie) | נגזרת (כימיה) | Derivat