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postfunctionalization

postfunctionalization noun: the addition of a functional group after the body of a compound has been synthesized.

Noun

postfunctionalization (plural postfunctionalizations)

  1. The addition of a functional group after the body of a compound has been synthesized

Forms of postfunctionalization

pluralpostfunctionalizations

Origin of postfunctionalization

From post- + functionalization.

Questions about postfunctionalization

What does postfunctionalization mean?
Postfunctionalization means the addition of a functional group after the body of a compound has been synthesized.
What part of speech is postfunctionalization?
Postfunctionalization is a noun.
What is the plural of postfunctionalization?
The plural of postfunctionalization is postfunctionalizations.

Words near postfunctionalization in the dictionary

  1. postfrons
  2. postfrontal
  3. postfrontals
  4. postfuck
  5. postfulguration
  6. postfunctionalization
  7. postfunctionalizations
  8. postfuneral
  9. postfurca
  10. postfurcae
  11. postfurcal

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