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regioselective

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
re-gios-e-lec-tive
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of a chemical reaction in which the production of one structural isomer is favoured over all others

Etymology

From regio- + selective.

Inflected Forms

more regioselective (comparative) most regioselective (superlative)

Derived Forms

nonregioselective regioselectively

Frequently Paired Words

regioselectivity

Synonyms

regiospecific

Questions

What does regioselective mean?
Of a chemical reaction in which the production of one structural isomer is favoured over all others
Where does regioselective come from?
From regio- + selective.

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