Main Entry:

di·a·ste·reo·mer

Pronunciation:

\ˌdī-ə-ˈster-ē-ō-(ˌ)mər, -ˈstir-\

Variant(s):

or di·a·ste·reo·iso·mer \-ˌster-ē-ō-ˈī-sə-mər, -ˌstir-\

Function:

noun

Date:

1936

: a stereoisomer of a compound having two or more chiral centers that is not a mirror image of another stereoisomer of the same compound — compare enantiomer

— di·a·ste·reo·mer·ic \-ˌster-ē-ō-ˈmer-ik, -ˌstir-\ or di·a·ste·reo·iso·mer·ic \-ˌī-sə-ˈmer-ik\ adjective

— di·a·ste·reo·isom·er·ism \-ī-ˈsä-mə-ˌri-zəm\ noun