"ambident" meaning in English

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  "pos": "adj",
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          "text": "Aldrichimica Acta Volume 30 No 4 (pdf) from Sigma-Aldrich\nAmbident dienophile 57 reacts with DAPC 54 at the cyclobutene π-bond to produce ligand 58; in contrast, the related ambident dienophile 59 reacts with DAPC 54 at the naphthoquinone π-center to produce adduct 60 (lack of shielding of the methylene protons supports the stereochemical assignment)."
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        "Describing a molecule or group that has two alternative and interacting reaction sites, to either of which a bond may be made during a reaction"
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          "reaction",
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        [
          "site",
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        [
          "bond",
          "bond"
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        "(chemistry) Describing a molecule or group that has two alternative and interacting reaction sites, to either of which a bond may be made during a reaction"
      ],
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        "chemistry",
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          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "having two alternative and interacting reaction sites",
          "word": "ambidentado"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "having two alternative and interacting reaction sites",
          "word": "ambidente"
        }
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  "word": "ambident"
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          "text": "Aldrichimica Acta Volume 30 No 4 (pdf) from Sigma-Aldrich\nAmbident dienophile 57 reacts with DAPC 54 at the cyclobutene π-bond to produce ligand 58; in contrast, the related ambident dienophile 59 reacts with DAPC 54 at the naphthoquinone π-center to produce adduct 60 (lack of shielding of the methylene protons supports the stereochemical assignment)."
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "having two alternative and interacting reaction sites",
      "word": "ambidentado"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "having two alternative and interacting reaction sites",
      "word": "ambidente"
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