substitution

/ˌsʌbstɪˈtuːʃən/ /ˌsʌbstəˈtuːʃən/

Meanings

noun

The act of substituting or the state of being substituted.

Examples :

"The substitution of the teacher for the week was announced on the school website. "

noun

A substitute or replacement.

Examples :

"The teacher announced a substitution for the absent Mr. Smith. "

system process action

noun

The replacement of an atom, or group of atoms, in a compound, with another.

Examples :

"The recipe called for butter, but I made a substitution and used margarine instead. "

chemistry compound

Related Words

compound noun

/ˈkɒmpaʊnd/ /ˈkɑmpaʊnd/ /kəmˈpaʊnd/

An enclosure within which workers, prisoners, or soldiers are confined

"The prisoners were kept in a secure compound. "

instead adverb

/ɪnˈstɛd/

In the place of something (usually mentioned earlier); as a substitute or alternative.

"I was going to go shopping, but I went dancing instead."

school noun

/skuːl/

(collective) A group of fish or a group of marine mammals such as porpoises, dolphins, or whales.

"The divers encountered a huge school of mackerel."

teacher noun

/ˈtiːt͡ʃə/ /ˈtit͡ʃɚ/

A person who teaches, especially one employed in a school.

"My daughter's teacher is very kind and helpful. "

website noun

/ˈwɛbˌsaɪt/

A collection of interlinked web pages on the World Wide Web that are typically accessible from the same base URL and reside on the same server.

"My brother uses the school's website to check his grades. "

replacement noun

/ɹɪˈpleɪsmənt/

A person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute.

"My old bicycle tire was flat, so I bought a replacement. "

margarine noun

/ˈmɑː.dʒə.ɹɪn/ /ˈmɑɹ.dʒə.ɹɪn/

A spread, manufactured from a blend of vegetable oils (some of which are hydrogenated), emulsifiers etc, mostly used as a substitute for butter.

"My mom uses margarine instead of butter on her morning toast. "

substituted verb

/ˈsʌbstɪtjuːtɪd/ /ˈsʌbstɪtutɪd/

To use in place of something else, with the same function.

"I had no shallots so I substituted onion."

substituting verb

/ˈsʌbstɪˌtutɪŋ/ /ˈsʌbstəˌtutɪŋ/

To use in place of something else, with the same function.

"I had no shallots so I substituted onion."

substitute noun

/ˈsʌbstɪtjut/

A replacement or stand-in for something that achieves a similar result or purpose.

"The substitute teacher was very good at explaining the difficult math concepts. "

announced verb

/əˈnaʊnst/ /əˈnaʊnstɪd/

To give public notice, especially for the first time; to make known

"The teacher announced that there would be no school tomorrow due to the snow. "

another pronoun

/æˈnʌð.ə(ɹ)/ /əˈnʌð.ə(ɹ)/ /æˈnʌð.ɚ/ /əˈnʌð.ɚ/

An additional one of the same kind.

"There is one sterling and here is another"