Meanings
adjectiveunsubstituted (comparative more unsubstituted, superlative most unsubstituted)
comparative more unsubstituted · superlative most unsubstituted
- Not substituted
- chemistryHaving no substituents
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Germanic*un-
- Proto-West Germanic*un-
- Old Englishun-
- Middle Englishun-
- Englishun-
- Englishsubstituted
- Englishunsubstituted
From un- + substituted.
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APA
unsubstituted. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unsubstituted
MLA
“unsubstituted.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unsubstituted. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unsubstituted,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unsubstituted.
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