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locant

Locant (noun) means That part of the name of a compound (often a letter or number) that describes the position of an atom, residue or functional group.

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That part of the name of a compound (often a letter or number) that describes the position of an atom, residue or functional group.
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Etymology

By surface analysis, loc(us) + -ant

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"locant" (noun) means that part of the name of a compound (often a letter or number) that describes the position of an atom, residue or functional group.

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