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heteroconjugation

heteroconjugation noun: heteroassociation (between a base and the conjugate acid of a different base through a hydrogen bond).

Noun

heteroconjugation (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) heteroassociation (between a base and the conjugate acid of a different base through a hydrogen bond)
  2. (obsolete) conjugation involving at least one heteroelement

Origin of heteroconjugation

From hetero- + conjugation.

Questions about heteroconjugation

What does heteroconjugation mean?
Heteroconjugation means heteroassociation (between a base and the conjugate acid of a different base through a hydrogen bond).
What part of speech is heteroconjugation?
Heteroconjugation is a noun.

Words near heteroconjugation in the dictionary

  1. heterocolporate
  2. heterocomplex
  3. heterocomplexation
  4. heterocomplexations
  5. heterocomplexes
  6. heteroconjugation
  7. heterocont
  8. heteroconts
  9. heterocoordination
  10. heterocoral
  11. heterocoralloid

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