chemoselectivity

noun

The preferential reaction of a chemical reagent with one of two or more different functional groups.

OriginEnglish selectivity ← New Latin chēmīa →
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Meanings

nounchemoselectivity (countable and uncountable, plural chemoselectivities)

plural chemoselectivities

  1. countableuncountableThe preferential reaction of a chemical reagent with one of two or more different functional groups.

Origin

  1. New Latinchēmīa
  2. Englishchemo-
  3. Englishselectivity
  4. Englishchemoselectivity

From chemo- + selectivity.

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APA

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

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

Chicago

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

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