Etymology

periselectivity

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Today it means: The preferential generation of one of a group of products having different symmetries during a reaction. Full definition →

English selectivity ← Ancient Greek περῐ́ (perĭ́) ← Proto-Indo-European *per-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Ancient Greekπερῐ́ (perĭ́)
  3. Englishperi-
  4. Englishselectivity
  5. English todayperiselectivity

From peri- + selectivity.

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