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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Substituent

· Sub·stit·u·ent · IPA /[sʌbˈstɪtʃuənt]/
01 n. Any atom, group, or radical substituted for another, or entering a molecule in place of some other part which is removed.
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    Any atom, group, or radical substituted for another, or entering a molecule in place of some other part which is removed.(Chem.)