SUBSTITUENT


Meaning of SUBSTITUENT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ səb-ˈsti-chə-wənt, -ˈstich-wənt ]

noun

Etymology: Latin substituent-, substituens, present participle of substituere

Date: circa 1896

: an atom or group that replaces another atom or group in a molecule

• substituent adjective

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