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allylic shift

allylic shift noun: synonym of allylic rearrangement.

Noun

allylic shift (countable and uncountable, plural allylic shifts)

  1. Synonym of allylic rearrangement.

Synonyms of allylic shift

Forms of allylic shift

pluralallylic shifts

Questions about allylic shift

What does allylic shift mean?
Allylic shift means synonym of allylic rearrangement.
What part of speech is allylic shift?
Allylic shift is a noun.
What is the plural of allylic shift?
The plural of allylic shift is allylic shifts.

Words near allylic shift in the dictionary

  1. allylglucosinolates
  2. allylglycine
  3. allylic
  4. allylic rearrangement
  5. allylic rearrangements
  6. allylic shift
  7. allylic shifts
  8. allylically
  9. allylindigo
  10. allylindigos
  11. allylisopropylacetamide

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