suprafacial

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adjective

Of a chemical reaction, involving two simultaneous changes in bonding to the same face of a common centre (or related centres) of a molecular fragment.

OriginEnglish facial ← Medieval Latin faciālis ← Latin faciēs →
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Meanings

adjectivesuprafacial (not comparable)
  1. not comparablechemistryOf a chemical reaction, involving two simultaneous changes in bonding to the same face of a common centre (or related centres) of a molecular fragment.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
disrotatory

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Italic*super
  4. Proto-Italic*superos
  5. Proto-Italic*superād
  6. Old Latinsuprād
  7. Latinsuprā
  8. Latinsupra-
  9. Englishsupra-
  10. Latinfaciēs
  11. Medieval Latinfaciālis
  12. Englishfacial
  13. Englishsuprafacial

From supra- + facial.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with suprafacial

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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