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gem-hydrogenation

gem-hydrogenation noun: addition of hydrogen atoms to the same carbon.

Noun

gem-hydrogenation (uncountable)

  1. Addition of hydrogen atoms to the same carbon.

Questions about gem-hydrogenation

What does gem-hydrogenation mean?
Gem-hydrogenation means addition of hydrogen atoms to the same carbon.
What part of speech is gem-hydrogenation?
Gem-hydrogenation is a noun.

Words near gem-hydrogenation in the dictionary

  1. gem-diols
  2. gem-disubstituent effect
  3. gem-disubstituent effects
  4. gem-faced civet
  5. gem-faced civets
  6. gem-hydrogenation
  7. gemach
  8. gemachim
  9. gemachs
  10. Gemalla
  11. Gemana

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