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dethreading

dethreading noun: any process in which the threaded structure of a molecule (such as a rotaxane) is disrupted.

Noun

dethreading (uncountable)

  1. Any process in which the threaded structure of a molecule (such as a rotaxane) is disrupted.

Origin of dethreading

From de- + threading.

Questions about dethreading

What does dethreading mean?
Dethreading means any process in which the threaded structure of a molecule (such as a rotaxane) is disrupted.
What part of speech is dethreading?
Dethreading is a noun.

Words near dethreading in the dictionary

  1. dethiolases
  2. dethiolation
  3. dethiolations
  4. Dethloff
  5. Dethloffs
  6. dethreading
  7. dethrombosis
  8. dethrombotic
  9. dethronable
  10. dethrone
  11. dethroned

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