STEREOCHEMISTRY

Etymology

Noun

stereochemistry (countable and uncountable, plural stereochemistries)

(chemistry, uncountable) the branch of chemistry that involves the spatial arrangement of the atoms of molecules, and studies how this affects the physical and chemical properties of such species

(chemistry, countable) the effect of such spatial arrangement on the chemistry of a particular compound

Source: Wiktionary


Ste`re*o-chem"is*try, n. Etym: [Stereo- + chemistry.] (Chem.)

Definition: Chemistry considered with reference to the space relations of atoms.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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