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chemospecific

chemospecific adjective: describes a reaction or process that targets, with precision and selectivity on a molecular level, a specific functional group or site within a molecule.

Adjective

chemospecific (not comparable)

  1. describes a reaction or process that targets, with precision and selectivity on a molecular level, a specific functional group or site within a molecule.
    Synonyms:
    chemoselective

Synonyms of chemospecific

Origin of chemospecific

From chemo- + specific.

Words formed from chemospecific

Questions about chemospecific

What does chemospecific mean?
Chemospecific means describes a reaction or process that targets, with precision and selectivity on a molecular level, a specific functional group or site within a molecule.
What part of speech is chemospecific?
Chemospecific is an adjective.

Words near chemospecific in the dictionary

  1. chemosomatosensory
  2. chemosorb
  3. chemosorbed
  4. chemosorbing
  5. chemosorbs
  6. chemospecific
  7. chemospecifically
  8. chemospecificities
  9. chemospecificity
  10. chemosphere
  11. chemospheres

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