Meanings
nounGrignard reagent (plural Grignard reagents)
plural Grignard reagents
- chemistryAn alkyl or aryl magnesium halide, used in the Grignard reaction to form substituted alcohols; they are formed from alkyl or aryl halides and metallic magnesium
Origin
Named for François Auguste Victor Grignard, a Nobel Prize-winning French chemist.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 格氏試劑 /格氏试剂
- 格氏試劑 /格氏试剂 (Géshì shìjì)alkyl or aryl magnesium halide
Estonian Grignardi reaktiiv
- Grignardi reaktiivalkyl or aryl magnesium halide
Finnish Grignardin reagenssi
- Grignardin reagenssialkyl or aryl magnesium halide
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