substitution

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Noun

substitution

1. The act of substituting or the state of being substituted.
2. A substitute or replacement.
3. (chemistry, especially, organic chemistry) The replacement of an atom, or group of atoms, in a compound, with another.

Translations

• French: remplacement
• German: Ersatz
• Italian: sostituzione
• Portuguese: substituição
• Russian: заме́на
• Spanish: sustitución

Translations

• French: réaction de substitution
• German: Substitution, Substituierung
• Portuguese: substituição

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