"Clemmensen reduction" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Clemmensen reductions [plural]
Etymology: Named after Erik Christian Clemmensen, the chemist who discovered this reaction. Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} Clemmensen reduction (countable and uncountable, plural Clemmensen reductions)
  1. (chemistry) An organic reaction in which an aldehyde or ketone carbonyl group is reduced to a methylene with zinc amalgam and hydrochloric acid. Wikipedia link: Clemmensen reduction, Erik Christian Clemmensen Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Chemical reactions
    Sense id: en-Clemmensen_reduction-en-noun-~tSFtscQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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