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paraselective

paraselective adjective: regioselective of the para- position in a benzene ring.

Adjective

paraselective (not comparable)

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

Origin of paraselective

From para- + selective.

Questions about paraselective

What does paraselective mean?
Paraselective means regioselective of the para- position in a benzene ring.
What part of speech is paraselective?
Paraselective is an adjective.

Words near paraselective in the dictionary

  1. parasecretion
  2. parasegment
  3. parasegmental
  4. parasegments
  5. paraseismic
  6. paraselective
  7. paraselenae
  8. paraselene
  9. paraselenes
  10. paraselenic
  11. parasellar

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