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substituent
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sub·stit·u·ent  (sb-stch-nt)
n.
An atom, radical, or group substituted for another in a chemical compound.
adj.
Of or relating to such an atom or group.

[Latin substituns, substituent-, present participle of substituere, to substitute; see substitute.]

substituent [sʌbˈstɪtjʊənt]
n
(Chemistry) Chem an atom or group that replaces another atom or group in a molecule or can be regarded as replacing an atom in a parent compound
adj
substituted or substitutable
[from Latin substituere to substitute]


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