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gilman reagent

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.59 in modern English

Syllables
gilman reagent
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
1
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A lithium diorganocuprate reagent, R₂CuLi, where R is an alkyl or aryl.

Etymology

Named for Henry Gilman, the American chemist who discovered Gilman reagents.

Inflected Forms

Gilman reagents (plural)

Questions

What does gilman reagent mean?
A lithium diorganocuprate reagent, R₂CuLi, where R is an alkyl or aryl.
Where does gilman reagent come from?
Named for Henry Gilman, the American chemist who discovered Gilman reagents.

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