Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chemoselectivity

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
chemos-e-lec-tiv-i-ty
IPA
31
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
6
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The preferential reaction of a chemical reagent with one of two or more different functional groups.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree New Latin chēmīader. English chemo- English selectivity English chemoselectivity From chemo- + selectivity.

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What does chemoselectivity mean?
The preferential reaction of a chemical reagent with one of two or more different functional groups.
Where does chemoselectivity come from?
Etymology tree New Latin chēmīader. English chemo- English selectivity English chemoselectivity From chemo- + selectivity.

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