heterobifunctional

adjective

Having two different functional groups or binding sites

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Meanings

adjectiveheterobifunctional (not comparable)
  1. especiallynot comparablechemistryHaving two different functional groups or binding sites

Origin

From hetero- + bifunctional.

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heterobifunctional. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heterobifunctional

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“heterobifunctional.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heterobifunctional. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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