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Definition of: substituent
(səb·stich′
·ənt) noun Chem.
A radical, atom, or group, substituting or replacing another in a chemical reaction.
—adjective Of a substituting atom or molecule. [<L substituens, -entis, ppr. of substituere SUBSTITUTE]
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