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-steric

-steric suffix: forms terms relating to binding behaviors towards enzymes and receptors. See Allostery.

Suffix

-steric

  1. Forms terms relating to binding behaviors towards enzymes and receptors. See Allostery.

Origin of -steric

From Ancient Greek στερεός (stereós, “solid, three-dimensional”) + -ic. The principal derivations are allosteric and orthosteric.

Questions about -steric

What does -steric mean?
-steric means forms terms relating to binding behaviors towards enzymes and receptors. See Allostery.
What part of speech is -steric?
-steric is a suffix.

Words near -steric in the dictionary

  1. -stats
  2. -stein
  3. -steine
  4. -step
  5. -ster
  6. -steric
  7. -steride
  8. -sterone
  9. -sters
  10. -stigmine
  11. -stock

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