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nitrogen inversion

nitrogen inversion noun: the rapid inversion of the lone pair in a molecule such as a tertiary amine which prevents it from being chiral.

Noun

nitrogen inversion (countable and uncountable, plural nitrogen inversions)

  1. The rapid inversion of the lone pair in a molecule such as a tertiary amine which prevents it from being chiral.

Forms of nitrogen inversion

pluralnitrogen inversions

Questions about nitrogen inversion

What does nitrogen inversion mean?
Nitrogen inversion means the rapid inversion of the lone pair in a molecule such as a tertiary amine which prevents it from being chiral.
What part of speech is nitrogen inversion?
Nitrogen inversion is a noun.
What is the plural of nitrogen inversion?
The plural of nitrogen inversion is nitrogen inversions.

Words near nitrogen inversion in the dictionary

  1. nitrogen dioxide
  2. nitrogen fixation
  3. nitrogen fixer
  4. nitrogen fixers
  5. nitrogen ice
  6. nitrogen inversion
  7. nitrogen inversions
  8. nitrogen monoxide
  9. nitrogen mustard
  10. nitrogen mustards
  11. nitrogen narcosis

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