Etymology

chemoselectivity

Today it means: The preferential reaction of a chemical reagent with one of two or more different functional groups. Full definition →

English selectivity ← New Latin chēmīa
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  1. New Latinchēmīa
  2. Englishchemo-
  3. Englishselectivity
  4. English todaychemoselectivity

From chemo- + selectivity.

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