substitution

English

Noun

substitution (plural substitutions)

1. the act of substituting or the state of being substituted
2. a substitute or replacement
3. (chemistry) (especially in organic chemistry) the replacement of an atom, or group of atoms, in a compound, with another

Translations

the act of substituting or the state of being substituted

Finnish: korvaaminen, tuuraus French: remplacement (fr) m.

German: Ersatz (de) m. Italian: sostituzione (it) f.

substitute — see substitute

the replacement of an atom, or group of atoms, in a compound, with another

Finnish: substituutio, korvautuminen

French: réaction de substitution (fr) f.

Derived terms

• substitution cipher
• substitution reaction
• substitution rule

Anagrams

• bustitutions