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orthoselective

orthoselective adjective: regioselective of the ortho- position in a benzene ring.

Adjective

orthoselective (not comparable)

  1. regioselective of the ortho- position in a benzene ring

Origin of orthoselective

From ortho- + selective.

Questions about orthoselective

What does orthoselective mean?
Orthoselective means regioselective of the ortho- position in a benzene ring.
What part of speech is orthoselective?
Orthoselective is an adjective.

Words near orthoselective in the dictionary

  1. orthoscope
  2. orthoscopes
  3. orthoscopic
  4. orthoscopy
  5. orthoselection
  6. orthoselective
  7. orthoserpierite
  8. orthoses
  9. orthosexual
  10. orthosexuality
  11. orthosia

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