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semipreparative

semipreparative adjective: about half the size of equivalent preparative equipment.

Adjective

semipreparative (not comparable)

  1. About half the size of equivalent preparative equipment
    • A mixture containing 3a was applied to a semipreparative column (Supelcosil PLC-8, 250.0 x 21.2 mm).2015 August 19, “New Rimocidin/CE-108 Derivatives Obtained by a Crotonyl-CoA Carboxylase/Reductase Gene Disruption in Streptomyces diastaticus var. 108: Substrates for the Polyene Carboxamide...

Origin of semipreparative

From semi- + preparative.

Questions about semipreparative

What does semipreparative mean?
Semipreparative means about half the size of equivalent preparative equipment.
What part of speech is semipreparative?
Semipreparative is an adjective.

Words near semipreparative in the dictionary

  1. semiprecious
  2. semiprecocial
  3. semiprecociality
  4. semipredictable
  5. semipremium
  6. semipreparative
  7. semipresidential
  8. semipresidentialism
  9. semiprimal
  10. semiprimality
  11. semiprime

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