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protecting groups

protecting groups is the plural of protecting group.

Meaning of protecting group

Noun

protecting group (plural protecting groups)

  1. Any chemical entity that is temporarily reacted with a functional group so as to protect it from a subsequent reaction

Questions about protecting groups

What is protecting groups the plural of?
Protecting groups is the plural of protecting group.

Words near protecting groups in the dictionary

  1. protectibility
  2. protectible
  3. protectin
  4. protecting
  5. protecting group
  6. protecting groups
  7. protecting power
  8. protecting powers
  9. protectingly
  10. protectingness
  11. protectins

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