Definitions

Sorry, no definitions found. Check out and contribute to the discussion of this word!

Etymologies

Sorry, no etymologies found.

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word moities.

Examples

  • The adduct "stores" CH3O2, but the bond between the CH3O2 and the NO2 moities a convenient way of designating the molecular units is weak, and collisions can break it, thus the tight loop.

    Passing Gas EliRabett 2010

  • The “cis” and “trans” prefixes are used most commonly in chemistry to indicate that chemical moities are on the same or on different sides of a chemical bond with 2D architechture.

    Language around trans, how it works, how it doesn’t… 2007

  • That in future the annual salaries of the Professors shall become due & be paid on the 1st January & 1st July in equal moities.

    Board of Visitors minutes 1862

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.