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heteroaddition

heteroaddition noun: any addition reaction that introduces a heteroatom.

Noun

heteroaddition (plural heteroadditions)

  1. Any addition reaction that introduces a heteroatom
  2. The effect of the addition of two or more different agents

Forms of heteroaddition

pluralheteroadditions

Origin of heteroaddition

From hetero- + addition.

Questions about heteroaddition

What does heteroaddition mean?
Heteroaddition means any addition reaction that introduces a heteroatom.
What part of speech is heteroaddition?
Heteroaddition is a noun.
What is the plural of heteroaddition?
The plural of heteroaddition is heteroadditions.

Words near heteroaddition in the dictionary

  1. hetero-oligomerisation
  2. hetero-oligomerization
  3. hetero-supremacy
  4. heteroactivate
  5. heteroactivation
  6. heteroaddition
  7. heteroadditions
  8. heteroadditive
  9. heteroadditivity
  10. heteroadministered
  11. heteroagglomerate

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