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Lawesson's reagent

Lawesson's reagent noun: an odorous chemical used primarily as a thionation agent.

Noun

Lawesson's reagent (uncountable)

  1. An odorous chemical used primarily as a thionation agent.

Origin of Lawesson's reagent

Popularized by Swedish chemist Sven-Olov Lawesson.

Questions about Lawesson's reagent

What does Lawesson's reagent mean?
Lawesson's reagent means an odorous chemical used primarily as a thionation agent.
What part of speech is Lawesson's reagent?
Lawesson's reagent is a noun.

Words near Lawesson's reagent in the dictionary

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  2. lawes
  3. Lawes's parotia
  4. Lawes's parotias
  5. Lawesson
  6. Lawesson's reagent
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  10. lawful
  11. lawful but awful

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