Term Name: dipolar compound
Synonyms: dipolar compounds
Definition: An organic molecule that is electrically neutral carrying a positive and a negative charge in one of its major canonical descriptions. In most dipolar compounds the charges are delocalized; however the term is also applied to species where this is not the case.
Ontology: ChEBI [CHEBI:51151]  ( EBI )

Relationships
is a type of: organic molecule
has subtype: Ethenamine, N-methylene- N-Methyl-N'-nitrosoguanidine ylide zwitterion