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substituent

  • [sʌbˈstɪtʃuənt]

noun substituents

  1. Any atom, group, or radical substituted for another, or entering a molecule in place of some other part which is removed. Other highly effective heterocyclic substituents were pyrazinyl and quinoxalyl.
  2. Pro-form.

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noun chemistry

DeutschSubstituent
Italianosostituente

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@misc{substituent_2026,
  title = {substituent},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/substituent},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}