What is to obtain one substance from another by actual or theoretical substitution; as, to derive an organic acid from its corresponding hydrocarbon called?
derive — (Chem.) To obtain one substance from another by actual or theoretical substitution; as, to derive an organic acid from its corresponding hydrocarbon. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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