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isostere

isostere noun: any of a group of molecules or ions that have the same number of valence electrons and have chemical or physical similarities. For example, SH, NH2 and CH3 are isosteres of OH.

Noun

isostere (plural isosteres)

  1. Any of a group of molecules or ions that have the same number of valence electrons and have chemical or physical similarities. For example, SH, NH2 and CH3 are isosteres of OH.

Forms of isostere

pluralisosteres

Words formed from isostere

Questions about isostere

What does isostere mean?
Isostere means any of a group of molecules or ions that have the same number of valence electrons and have chemical or physical similarities. For example, SH, NH2 and CH3 are isosteres of OH.
What part of speech is isostere?
Isostere is a noun.
What is the plural of isostere?
The plural of isostere is isosteres.

Words near isostere in the dictionary

  1. isostearate
  2. isostearates
  3. isostearic acid
  4. isostemonous
  5. isostemony
  6. isostere
  7. isosteres
  8. isosteric
  9. isosterically
  10. isostericity
  11. isosterism

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