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Substituent

Sub-stit′u-ent

,
Noun.
[L.
substituens
, p. pr. See
Substitute
.]
(Chem.)
Any atom, group, or radical substituted for another, or entering a molecule in place of some other part which is removed.

Definition 2024


Substituent

Substituent

See also: substituent

German

Noun

Substituent m (genitive Substituents, plural Substituenten)

  1. (chemistry) substituent

substituent

substituent

See also: Substituent

English

Noun

substituent (plural substituents)

  1. (chemistry) any atom, group, or radical substituted for another, or entering a molecule in place of some other part which is removed
  2. (grammar) pro-form

Translations


French

Verb

substituent

  1. third-person plural present indicative of substituer
  2. third-person plural present subjunctive of substituer

Latin

Verb

substituent

  1. third-person plural future active indicative of substituō