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oxymercuration

oxymercuration noun: an addition reaction in which the elements of water are added across an alkene's double bond to form an alcohol; the reaction proceeds via the addition of mercuric acetate, the mercuric group being removed by reduction.

Noun

oxymercuration (countable and uncountable, plural oxymercurations)

  1. An addition reaction in which the elements of water are added across an alkene's double bond to form an alcohol; the reaction proceeds via the addition of mercuric acetate, the mercuric group being removed by reduction

Forms of oxymercuration

pluraloxymercurations

Origin of oxymercuration

From oxy- + mercury + -ation.

Questions about oxymercuration

What does oxymercuration mean?
Oxymercuration means an addition reaction in which the elements of water are added across an alkene's double bond to form an alcohol; the reaction proceeds via the addition of mercuric acetate, the mercuric group being removed by reduction.
What part of speech is oxymercuration?
Oxymercuration is a noun.
What is the plural of oxymercuration?
The plural of oxymercuration is oxymercurations.

Words near oxymercuration in the dictionary

  1. oxyluminescence
  2. oxyluminescent
  3. oxymatrine
  4. oxymel
  5. oxymels
  6. oxymercuration
  7. oxymercurations
  8. oxymesterone
  9. oxymetazoline
  10. oxymeter
  11. oxymeters

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