substitution
IPA: sʌbstɪtˈuʃʌn
noun
- The act of substituting or the state of being substituted.
- A substitute or replacement.
- (chemistry, especially organic chemistry) The replacement of an atom, or group of atoms, in a compound, with another.
- (linguistics) The expansion of the lexicon of a language by native means in correspondence to a foreign term.
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Examples of "substitution" in Sentences
- Making the substitution changes the meaning.
- Defeasance is the substitution of collateral.
- The substitution of chloride is stereospecific.
- Aruwa disputed the legality of the substitution.
- Because of the cost, the substitution was never made.
- Arbitrary restriction on the substitution of the elements of a collocation.
- The wikipedia article you provided suggests that such substitution is allowed.
- It must, however, be remarked that the term substitution would be preferable to conversion.
- This substitution is an outcome of the now widely recognized squeeze on ordinary household incomes.
- For music, movies and other media, substitution is a little more tricky, but that should not be a reason to break a law.
- Although purists would disagree, this substitution is a far better alternative then foregoing the dish, especially if you like goat.
- In fact, on more than one occasion, I've heard "euthanize" as a pejorative substitution from the anti-assisted-suicide side of the argument.
- But it must be understood in all its fullness as a victory for all, for both Jew and Christian alike; otherwise the whole expiatory point of Kolbe's substitution is lost.
- The running game has become a factor since the last calculations were made and that factor is added to the equation through what I call a substitution for QB and defense deficiencies towards an overall game score.
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