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substituent

[sʌbˈstɪtʃuənt]

substituent noun: any atom, group, or radical substituted for another, or entering a molecule in place of some other part which is removed.

Noun

substituent (plural substituents)

  1. Any atom, group, or radical substituted for another, or entering a molecule in place of some other part which is removed.
    • Other highly effective heterocyclic substituents were pyrazinyl and quinoxalyl.1951, Apollonia Frances Olson, Helen G. Tibbitts, A Study of Head Nurse Activities in a General Hospital, 1950, page 163
    • From ethyleneoxides or ethyleneimines carrying an acyl substituent, with hydrazine and its derivatives (Ch. 3. XV).2009, Richard H. Wiley, Pyrazoles and Reduced and Condensed Pyrazoles, Volume 22, page 387
  2. Pro-form.

substituent meaning in Tamil and Malayalam

substituent in Tamil

பதிலி, பிரதியீடுசெய்பொருள்

substituent in Malayalam

പ്രതിസ്ഥാപകം

Forms of substituent

pluralsubstituents

Words formed from substituent

Questions about substituent

What does substituent mean?
Substituent means any atom, group, or radical substituted for another, or entering a molecule in place of some other part which is removed.
What is substituent in Tamil?
Substituent in Tamil is பதிலி, பிரதியீடுசெய்பொருள். See Substituent meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is substituent?
Substituent is a noun.
How do you pronounce substituent?
Substituent is pronounced [sʌbˈstɪtʃuənt].
What is the plural of substituent?
The plural of substituent is substituents.

Words near substituent in the dictionary

  1. substipitate
  2. substituend
  3. substituenda
  4. substituends
  5. substituendum
  6. substituent
  7. substituents
  8. substitutabilities
  9. substitutability
  10. substitutable
  11. substitutables

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