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retrosyntheses

retrosyntheses is the plural of retrosynthesis.

Meaning of retrosynthesis

Noun

retrosynthesis (countable and uncountable, plural retrosyntheses)

  1. The prediction of precursors (intermediates and reactants), given the products of a synthesis reaction.
    • The retrosyntheses shown in Scheme 11.11 correspond to the syntheses in Schemes 11.12 and 11.13.1983, Francis A. Carey, Richard J. Sundberg, Advanced Organic Chemistry: Reactions and synthesis, Plenum Press, page 578
    Synonyms:
    retrosynthetic analysis

Questions about retrosyntheses

What is retrosyntheses the plural of?
Retrosyntheses is the plural of retrosynthesis.

Words near retrosyntheses in the dictionary

  1. retrostalsis
  2. retrosternal
  3. retrosternally
  4. retrostyled
  5. retrostyloid
  6. retrosyntheses
  7. retrosynthesis
  8. retrosynthesize
  9. retrosynthesized
  10. retrosynthesizes
  11. retrosynthesizing

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