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walden inversion

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.93 in modern English

Syllables
walden in-ver-sion
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The inversion of a chiral center in a molecule in a chemical reaction, converting the configuration of the molecule from one enantiomeric form to the other.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

First observed by chemist Paul Walden in 1896.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Walden inversions (plural)

Questions

What does walden inversion mean?
The inversion of a chiral center in a molecule in a chemical reaction, converting the configuration of the molecule from one enantiomeric form to the other.
Where does walden inversion come from?
First observed by chemist Paul Walden in 1896.

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