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Meaning of Clemmensen reduction | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

An organic reaction in which an aldehyde or ketone carbonyl group is reduced to a methylene with zinc amalgam and hydrochloric acid.

countable, uncountable

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

Clemmer Clemmie Clemmons Clemmy Clemons Clemson