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diastereoisomer

/di.ə.stɛ.ri.əʊˈaɪ.sə.mə/

diastereoisomer noun: a stereoisomer having multiple chiral centres; a diastereoisomer cannot normally be superimposed on the mirror image of another.

Noun

diastereoisomer (plural diastereoisomers)

  1. (physical) A stereoisomer having multiple chiral centres; a diastereoisomer cannot normally be superimposed on the mirror image of another.

Forms of diastereoisomer

pluraldiastereoisomers
alternative formdiastereomer

Words formed from diastereoisomer

Questions about diastereoisomer

What does diastereoisomer mean?
Diastereoisomer means a stereoisomer having multiple chiral centres; a diastereoisomer cannot normally be superimposed on the mirror image of another.
What part of speech is diastereoisomer?
Diastereoisomer is a noun.
How do you pronounce diastereoisomer?
Diastereoisomer is pronounced /di.ə.stɛ.ri.əʊˈaɪ.sə.mə/ (UK).
What is the plural of diastereoisomer?
The plural of diastereoisomer is diastereoisomers.

Words near diastereoisomer in the dictionary

  1. diasteranes
  2. diastereochemical
  3. diastereochemistry
  4. diastereocontrol
  5. diastereofacial
  6. diastereoisomer
  7. diastereoisomeric
  8. diastereoisomerically
  9. diastereoisomerism
  10. diastereoisomerisms
  11. diastereoisomerization

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