stereoisomer

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noun (1)

ste·​reo·​iso·​mer ˌster-ē-ō-ˈī-sə-mər 

ˌstir-

: any of a group of isomers in which atoms are linked in the same order but differ in their spatial arrangement

stereoisomeric

ˌster-ē-ō-ˌī-sə-ˈmer-ik 

ˌstir-

adjective

stereoisomerism

ˌster-ē-ō-ī-ˈsä-mə-ˌri-zəm 

ˌstir-

noun

stereoisomerism

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noun (2)

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

Noun (1)

International Scientific Vocabulary

Noun (2)

stere- + isomerism

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1894, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

stereoisomer

noun

ste·​reo·​iso·​mer ˌster-ē-ō-ˈī-sə-mər, ˌstir- 

: any of a group of isomers in which atoms are linked in the same order but differ in their spatial arrangement

stereoisomeric

-ˌī-sə-ˈmer-ik 

adjective

stereoisomerism

-ī-ˈsäm-ə-ˌriz-əm 

noun