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.