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Substituent

substituent

(Science: chemistry) Any atom, group, or radical substituted for another, or entering a molecule in place of some other part which is removed.

Origin: L. Substituens, p.pr. See Substitute.


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Is there any substituent for water? What if there was no water on the Earth? Is evolution possible upto such an extent what we have now without water?

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by pankaaj
Sat Feb 25, 2006 2:11 pm
 
Forum: Evolution
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