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atropisomerism

atropisomerism noun: isomerism as a result of restricted rotation about a single bond.

Noun

atropisomerism (uncountable)

  1. (physical) isomerism as a result of restricted rotation about a single bond

Origin of atropisomerism

From atropo- + isomerism.

Questions about atropisomerism

What does atropisomerism mean?
Atropisomerism means isomerism as a result of restricted rotation about a single bond.
What part of speech is atropisomerism?
Atropisomerism is a noun.

Words near atropisomerism in the dictionary

  1. atropinizing
  2. atropins
  3. atropism
  4. atropisomer
  5. atropisomeric
  6. atropisomerism
  7. atropisomers
  8. atropo-
  9. atropodiastereomer
  10. atropodiastereomers
  11. atropodiastereoselective

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