Definition of Substituent

1. n. Any atom, group, or radical substituted for another, or entering a molecule in place of some other part which is removed.

Definition of Substituent

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

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Definition of Substituent

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Substituent

substates
substation
substations
substatute
substatutes
substaunce
substellar
substellate
substem
substems
substep
substeps
substernal
substile
substiles
substituent
substituents
substitutability
substitutable
substitute
substitute(a)
substituted
substitutes
substitutes' bench
substitutes' benches
substituting
substitution
substitution cipher
substitution ciphers

Literary usage of Substituent

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1879)
"The comparison of the following phosphorus PX2 substituent effects with corresponding nitrogen NX2 substituent effects adds substantial support to this ..."

2. The Electronic Conception of Valence and the Constitution of Benzene by Harry Shipley Fry (1921)
"78), the above data show that the tendency for the substituent X to function negatively is greater in C6H5 . CH3, and in C6H5 . CH,Cl, than it is in either ..."

3. Victor Von Richter's Organic Chemistry ; Or, Chemistry of the Carbon Compounds by Victor von Richter (1900)
"The substituent^ are designated according to the diagram : «• «t The replacement of an II atom in naphthalene can give rise to two isomeric mono derivatives ..."

4. Victor Von Richter's Organic Chemistry; Or, Chemistry of the Carbon by Victor von Richter, Richard Anschütz, Georg Schroeter (1900)
"The substituent» are designated according lo the diagram : о, The replacement of an M-atora in naphthalene can give rise to two isomeric mono- derivatives, ..."

5. The Relations between chemical constitution and some physical properties by Samuel Smiles (1910)
"The Influence of the Residual Affinity of the Substituent To illustrate the influence of the residual affinity of the substituent on absorption we shall ..."

6. A Text-book of Organic Chemistry by Arnold Frederik. Holleman (1920)
"COMPOUNDS CONTAINING MORE THAN ONE Substituent. I. HALOGEN DERIVATIVES OF METHANE. 144. The halogen derivatives of the saturated hydrocarbons obtained by ..."

7. A Text-book of Organic Chemistry by Arnold Frederik Holleman (1920)
"COMPOUNDS CONTAINING MORE THAN ONE Substituent. I. HALOGEN DERIVATIVES OF METHANE. 144. The halogen derivatives of the saturated hydrocarbons obtained by ..."

8. A Text-book of Organic Chemistry by Arnold Frederik Holleman (1910)
"COMPOUNDS CONTAINING MORE THAN ONE Substituent. I. HALOGEN DERIVATIVES OF METHANE. 150. The halogen derivatives of the saturated hydrocarbons obtained by ..."

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