Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

click chemistry

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.22 in modern English

Syllables
click- -chem-istry
IPA
32
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A philosophy of chemistry in which substances are generated quickly and reliably by joining small modular units together, as in nature.

Uncountable

Etymology

Coined by Karl Barry Sharpless (born 1941), American chemist, circa 2001.

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What does click chemistry mean?
A philosophy of chemistry in which substances are generated quickly and reliably by joining small modular units together, as in nature.
Where does click chemistry come from?
Coined by Karl Barry Sharpless (born 1941), American chemist, circa 2001.

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