"synthon" meaning in All languages combined

See synthon on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: synthons [plural]
Etymology: Fro synthesis + -on. Etymology templates: {{af|en|synthesis|-on|id2=unit}} synthesis + -on Head templates: {{en-noun}} synthon (plural synthons)
  1. (chemistry) In retrosynthetic analysis, a structural unit within a molecule which is related to a possible synthetic operation Related terms: synthonic

Inflected forms

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