Answer: substituting

AnswerCrossword Clue
substitutingReplace (a sports player) with a substitute during a contest
substitutingReplace (someone or something) with another
substitutingAct or serve as a substitute
substitutingUse or add in place of
substitutingReplace (an atom or group in a molecule, esp. a hydrogen atom) with another
substituting(of a compound) In which one or more hydrogen atoms have been replaced by other atoms or groups
substitutingSUBSTITUTE, to put or use in the place of another