substitution reaction

noun

a reaction in which one functional group is replaced with another

Meanings

nounsubstitution reaction (plural substitution reactions)

plural substitution reactions

  1. chemistrya reaction in which one functional group is replaced with another

Translations

Catalan reacció de substitució
  • reacció de substitucióreaction
Chinese Cantonese 取代反應 /取代反应
  • 取代反應 /取代反应 (ceoi² doi⁶ faan² jing³)reaction
Chinese Mandarin 取代反應 /取代反应
  • 取代反應 /取代反应 (qǔdài fǎnyìng)reaction
Dutch substitutiereactie
  • substitutiereactiereaction
Finnish substituutioreaktio, korvausreaktio
  • substituutioreaktioreaction
  • korvausreaktioreaction
German Substitutionsreaktion
  • Substitutionsreaktionreaction
Hungarian helyettesítéses reakció
  • helyettesítéses reakcióreaction
Indonesian reaksi substitusi
  • reaksi substitusireaction
Italian reazione di sostituzione
  • reazione di sostituzionereaction
Japanese 置換反応
  • 置換反応 (chikan hannō)reaction
Korean 치환 반응
  • 치환 반응 (chihwan baneung)reaction
Norwegian Bokmål substitusjonsreaksjon
  • substitusjonsreaksjonreaction
Portuguese reação de substituição
  • reação de substituiçãoreaction
Romanian reacție de substituție
  • reacție de substituțiereaction
Spanish reacción de sustitución
  • reacción de sustituciónreaction
Swedish substitutionsreaktion
  • substitutionsreaktionreaction
Turkish sübstitüsyon
  • sübstitüsyonreaction
Vietnamese phản ứng thế
  • phản ứng thếreaction
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APA

substitution reaction. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/substitution%20reaction

MLA

“substitution reaction.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/substitution%20reaction. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “substitution reaction,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/substitution%20reaction.

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