stereoisomerism

noun

stereo·​isomerism "+ 

: isomerism in which atoms are linked in the same order but differ in their arrangement in space

—sometimes distinguished from structural isomerism see geometric isomerism, optical isomerism

Word History

Etymology

stere- + isomerism

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