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substituent

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Adjective, Noun
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sub=stit=u=ent

CIDE DICTIONARY

substituentn. [L. substituens, p. pr. See Substitute.].
     Any atom, group, or radical substituted for another, or entering a molecule in place of some other part which is removed.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

substituent, adj. & n. Chem.
--adj. (of a group of atoms) replacing another atom or group in a compound.
--n. such a group.

Etymology
L substituere substituent- (as SUBSTITUTE)

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