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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 07, 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 07, 2009