substitution

See also 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

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 替代 (cmn) (tìdài), 代入 (cmn) (dàirù)

• Finnish: korvaaminen, tuuraus
• French: remplacement (fr) m
• German: Ersatz (de) m

• Italian: sostituzione (it) f
• Japanese: 代入 (ja) (だいにゅう, dainyū), 置換 (ja) (ちかん, chikan)
• Russian: замена (ru) (zaména) f , подстановка (ru) (podstanóvka) 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

• German: Substitution (de) f, Substituierung (de) f

Derived terms

• substitution cipher
• substitution reaction
• substitution rule

Anagrams

• bustitutions