locant

noun

lo·​cant

ˈlōkənt

plural -s

: the portion of a chemical name that designates the position of an atom or group in a molecule (as β- in β-naphthylamine, m- in m-xylene, 2- in 2-butanol, or 1- in glucose-1-C¹⁴)

Word History

Etymology

location + -ant

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Rhymes for locant

• decant
• descant
• eggplant
• enchant
• explant
• implant
• preplant
• recant
• replant
• secant
• supplant
• transplant