Log in or Sign up
reactive intermediate love

reactive intermediate

Definitions

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun chemistry A short-lived compound that is formed temporarily in a reaction mechanism.

Etymologies

Sorry, no etymologies found.

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word reactive intermediate.

Examples

    Sorry, no example sentences found.

Log in or sign up to add your own related words.

cross-references (8)

Cross-references

  1. carbanion
  2. carbene
  3. carbocation
  4. carbonium ion
  5. excited state
  6. free radical
  7. nitrene
  8. radical ion

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.