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click chemistry

click chemistry noun: a philosophy of chemistry in which substances are generated quickly and reliably by joining small modular units together, as in nature.

Noun

click chemistry (uncountable)

  1. A philosophy of chemistry in which substances are generated quickly and reliably by joining small modular units together, as in nature.

Origin of click chemistry

Coined by Karl Barry Sharpless (born 1941), American chemist, circa 2001.

Questions about click chemistry

What does click chemistry mean?
Click chemistry means a philosophy of chemistry in which substances are generated quickly and reliably by joining small modular units together, as in nature.
What part of speech is click chemistry?
Click chemistry is a noun.

Words near click chemistry in the dictionary

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