chemoselective

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adjective

Of, pertaining to, or promoting chemoselectivity

OriginEnglish selective ← New Latin chēmīa ← Ancient Greek χυμείᾱ (khumeíā)influ. →
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Meanings

adjectivechemoselective (comparative more chemoselective, superlative most chemoselective)

comparative more chemoselective · superlative most chemoselective

  1. Of, pertaining to, or promoting chemoselectivity

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
chemospecific

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰew-
  2. Ancient Greekχῠ́μᾰ (khŭ́mă)
  3. Ancient Greekχυμείᾱ (khumeíā)
  4. Arabicالْكِيمِيَاء (al-kīmiyāʔ)
  5. Medieval Latinalchēmia
  6. Ancient Greekχυμείᾱ (khumeíā)influ.
  7. New Latinchēmīa
  8. Englishchemo-
  9. Englishselective
  10. Englishchemoselective

From chemo- + selective.

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APA

chemoselective. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chemoselective

MLA

“chemoselective.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chemoselective. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chemoselective,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chemoselective.

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