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.

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