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substitution Definition

sub·sti·tu·tion (sub′stə to̵̅o̅′s̸hən, -tyo̵̅o̅′-)

noun

the substituting of one person or thing for another

substitution Related Forms
sub′·sti·tu′·tional adjective or sub′·sti·tu′·tion·ar′y
substitution Synonyms

substitution

n.

replacement, change, swap; see exchange 3.

substitution Law Definition

n

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.
substitution Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • undergo: The NO 2 + released undergoes substitution into the ring.
  • perform: It might be simply a matter of performing textual substitutions on XML tags to perform translations in such a case.

Preposition: at

  • half-time: Some crucial substitutions at half-time gave Spain the victory they needed and eventually deserved.

Converse of subject

  • amend: The 1991 Regulations are hereby amended by the substitution of the following for Regulation 24: " 24.

Adjective modifier

  • nucleophilic: It would help if you first read the page What is nucleophilic substitution?
  • penal: Penal substitution is a topic that is being kicked around the church at the moment.
  • electrophilic: It would help if you first read the page What is electrophilic substitution?
  • isotopic: Introduction to use of isotopic substitution in infrared spectroscopy.
  • aromatic: Previous stilbene rotaxanes have been prepared by aromatic nucleophilic substitution [ 5 ] and by slipping macrocycles over pre-formed dumbbells [ 6 ] .
  • synonymous: The rate of synonymous substitutions in alternative regions increases in the 5 ' to 3 ' direction.

Modifies a noun

  • cipher: Group task to decipher full page substitution cipher message.
  • reaction: The reaction is a substitution reaction; a hydrogen atom of methane is swapped for a chlorine atom.
  • matrix: The amino acid substitution matrix contains match values for the comparison of all possible amino acids.
  • variable: The substitution variable " $ others " shows where to put the list of other contributors.

Noun used with modifier

  • amino: The amino acid substitution matrix contains match values for the comparison of all possible amino acids.
  • alias: To detect looping, the shell restricts the number of alias substitutions on a single line to 20.
  • import: Harry Studholme reminded the Board that the issues were not just about import substitution, they were to do with sustainability generally.
  • half-time: A minute later Cardiff were down to ten men, before Neil Warnock made two half-time substitutions to turn the game round.
  • keyword: The collection of reasons is made available in the $ REASONS keyword substitution in the reply file.
  • acid: The amino acid substitution matrix contains match values for the comparison of all possible amino acids.