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transannulation

transannulation noun: any reaction in which one type of ring system (especially a heterocycle) is converted into a different one, normally via an acyclic intermediate.

Noun

transannulation (plural transannulations)

  1. Any reaction in which one type of ring system (especially a heterocycle) is converted into a different one, normally via an acyclic intermediate

Forms of transannulation

pluraltransannulations

Origin of transannulation

From trans- + annulation.

Questions about transannulation

What does transannulation mean?
Transannulation means any reaction in which one type of ring system (especially a heterocycle) is converted into a different one, normally via an acyclic intermediate.
What part of speech is transannulation?
Transannulation is a noun.
What is the plural of transannulation?
The plural of transannulation is transannulations.

Words near transannulation in the dictionary

  1. transannular strain
  2. transannular strains
  3. transannularity
  4. transannularly
  5. transannulated
  6. transannulation
  7. transannulations
  8. transantagonism
  9. transantagonistic
  10. transantarctic
  11. Transantarctics

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