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STEREOISOMERISM
Etymology
Noun
stereoisomerism (countable and uncountable, plural stereoisomerisms)
(chemistry) A form of isomerism in which atoms are arranged differently about a chiral centre (or centre of asymmetry). They exhibit optical activity, and in a molecule with a single chiral centre the two isomers (enantiomers) are mirror images of each other whereas in a molecule with multiple chiral centres the isomers (diastereoisomers) are not normally mirror images.
Synonyms
• optical isomerism
Source: Wiktionary
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