Substitution Definition

sŭbstĭ-to͝oshən, -tyo͝o-
substitutions
noun
substitutions
The act or an instance of substituting.
American Heritage
The state of being substituted.
American Heritage
The substituting of one person or thing for another.
Webster's New World
The selection of an individual or a thing to take the place of another; the process of one thing taking another’s place or one person acting in lieu of another.
Webster's New World Law

(chemistry) (especially in organic chemistry) The replacement of an atom, or group of atoms, in a compound, with another.

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Other Word Forms of Substitution

Noun

Singular:
substitution
Plural:
substitutions

Substitution Sentence Examples

  • The conversation turned back to the substitution of the skeleton and the theft of the small bone from their room.

  • If not, the substitution of an achromatic lens will be of no advantage.

  • The Japanese victories resulted for Korea in the solemn renunciation of Chinese suzerainty by the Korean king, the substitution of Japanese for Chinese influence, the introduction of many important reforms under Japanese advisers, and of checks on the absolutism of the throne.

  • The substitution of electricity for animal traction was begun in Sao Salvador in 1906.

  • But the trade over berg largely developed on the dis covery of the Kimberley diamond mines, and the progress of the country was greatly promoted by the substitution of the railway for the ox wagon as a means of transport.

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Words Starting With

SSUSUB

Words Ending With

NONION

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Words Starting With S and Ending With N

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12 Letter Words12 Letter Words Starting With S12 Letter Words Ending With N