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bifunctional

bifunctional adjective: having two functions.

Adjective

bifunctional (not comparable)

  1. Having two functions.
  2. Having two functional groups or binding sites.
  3. Involving two functional groups or binding sites.

Origin of bifunctional

From bi- + functional.

Words formed from bifunctional

Phrases with bifunctional

Questions about bifunctional

What does bifunctional mean?
Bifunctional means having two functions.
What part of speech is bifunctional?
Bifunctional is an adjective.

Words near bifunctional in the dictionary

  1. bifucosylation
  2. bifucosylations
  3. Bifulco
  4. Bifulcos
  5. bifunction
  6. bifunctional
  7. bifunctional chelator
  8. bifunctional chelators
  9. bifunctionality
  10. bifunctionalization
  11. bifunctionalize

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