locant
noun/ˈloʊkənt/US
Etymology
By surface analysis, loc(us) + -ant
Definitions
That part of the name of a compound (often a letter or number) that describes the…
That part of the name of a compound (often a letter or number) that describes the position of an atom, residue or functional group.
- The 2 in hexan-2-one is a locant.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for locant. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
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