protecting group

English - English

Definition of protecting group in English English dictionary

Any chemical entity that is temporarily reacted with a functional group so as to protect it from a subsequent reaction

Hyphenation

pro·tect·ing group

Turkish pronunciation

prıtektîng grup

Pronunciation

/prəˈtektəɴɢ ˈgro͞op/ /prəˈtɛktɪŋ ˈɡruːp/