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deprotectant

deprotectant noun: any reagent used to remove a protecting group.

Noun

deprotectant (plural deprotectants)

  1. Any reagent used to remove a protecting group

Forms of deprotectant

pluraldeprotectants

Questions about deprotectant

What does deprotectant mean?
Deprotectant means any reagent used to remove a protecting group.
What part of speech is deprotectant?
Deprotectant is a noun.
What is the plural of deprotectant?
The plural of deprotectant is deprotectants.

Words near deprotectant in the dictionary

  1. deproscription
  2. deprostil
  3. deprostrate
  4. deprotamination
  5. deprotect
  6. deprotectant
  7. deprotectants
  8. deprotected
  9. deprotecting
  10. deprotection
  11. deprotections

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