protecting group
English
    
    Noun
    
protecting group (plural protecting groups)
- (organic chemistry) Any chemical entity that is temporarily reacted with a functional group so as to protect it from a subsequent reaction
Translations
    
chemical entity that is temporarily reacted with a functional group
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