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noun (moieties)
  1. half, Half.
    • 1827, The Christmas Box, edited by T. Crofton Croker:
    • : From New Holland the emu,
    • :: With his better ,
    • : Has paid a visit to the Zo-
    • :: Ological Society.
      1. A share or portion.
      2. (chemistry) A specific segment of a molecule.
      Aniline has a phenyl and an amino .
Etymology: From the meitiet (French moitié), from medietas "half", from medius "middle, half"


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