ORTHO


Meaning of ORTHO in English

/awr"thoh/ , adj. Chem.

pertaining to or occupying two adjacent positions in the benzene ring. Cf. meta 2 , para 3 .

[ 1875-80; independent use of ORTHO- ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .