click chemistry

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A philosophy of chemistry in which substances are generated quickly and reliably by joining small modular units together, as in nature.

Word forms

click chemistry

Etymology

Coined by Karl Barry Sharpless (born 1941), American chemist, circa 2001.

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