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transetherification

transetherification noun: the reaction of an ether with an alcohol (typically a polyhydroxy one) in order to produce a different ether (typically a polymeric one).

Noun

transetherification (countable and uncountable, plural transetherifications)

  1. The reaction of an ether with an alcohol (typically a polyhydroxy one) in order to produce a different ether (typically a polymeric one)

Forms of transetherification

pluraltransetherifications

Origin of transetherification

From trans- + ether + -ification.

Questions about transetherification

What does transetherification mean?
Transetherification means the reaction of an ether with an alcohol (typically a polyhydroxy one) in order to produce a different ether (typically a polymeric one).
What part of speech is transetherification?
Transetherification is a noun.
What is the plural of transetherification?
The plural of transetherification is transetherifications.

Words near transetherification in the dictionary

  1. transesterifications
  2. transesterified
  3. transesterifies
  4. transesterify
  5. transesterifying
  6. transetherification
  7. transetherifications
  8. transethmoidal
  9. transethnic
  10. transethnicity
  11. transeunt

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