periselectivity

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noun

The preferential generation of one of a group of products having different symmetries during a reaction.

OriginEnglish selectivity ← Ancient Greek περῐ́ (perĭ́) ← Proto-Indo-European *per- →
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Meanings

nounperiselectivity (usually uncountable, plural periselectivities)

plural periselectivities

  1. uncountableusuallychemistryThe preferential generation of one of a group of products having different symmetries during a reaction.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Ancient Greekπερῐ́ (perĭ́)
  3. Englishperi-
  4. Englishselectivity
  5. Englishperiselectivity

From peri- + selectivity.

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APA

periselectivity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/periselectivity

MLA

“periselectivity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/periselectivity. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “periselectivity,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/periselectivity.

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