ambident
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 0.00 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Describing a molecule or group that has two alternative and interacting reaction sites, to either of which a bond may be made during a reaction
Example Sentences
- "Aldrichimica Acta Volume 30 No 4 (pdf) from Sigma-Aldrich Ambident dienophile 57 reacts with DAPC 54 at the cyclobutene π-bond to produce ligand 58; in contrast, the related ambident dienophile 59 reacts with DAPC 54 at the naphthoquinone π-center to produce adduct 60 (lack of shielding of the methylene protons supports the stereochemical assignment)."
Inflected Forms
more ambident (comparative)
most ambident (superlative)