English Dictionary: substituent | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Substituent \Sub*stit"u*ent\, n. [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. |