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conrotatory

conrotatory adjective: describing an electrocyclic reaction in which the substituents at the interacting termini of the conjugated system both rotate in the same sense.

Adjective

conrotatory (not comparable)

  1. Describing an electrocyclic reaction in which the substituents at the interacting termini of the conjugated system both rotate in the same sense
    Synonyms:
    antarafacial

Synonyms of conrotatory

Antonyms

Origin of conrotatory

From con- + rotatory.

Questions about conrotatory

What does conrotatory mean?
Conrotatory means describing an electrocyclic reaction in which the substituents at the interacting termini of the conjugated system both rotate in the same sense.
What part of speech is conrotatory?
Conrotatory is an adjective.

Words near conrotatory in the dictionary

  1. Conreys
  2. conrod
  3. conrods
  4. Conroe
  5. conrotary
  6. conrotatory
  7. Conrow
  8. Conrows
  9. Conroy
  10. Conroys
  11. conrunner

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