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stereocentre

stereocentre noun: any atom in a molecule such that the interchange of two of its substituent groups leads to the formation of a stereoisomer.

Noun

stereocentre (plural stereocentres)

  1. Any atom in a molecule such that the interchange of two of its substituent groups leads to the formation of a stereoisomer.
    Synonyms:
    chiral centre

Synonyms of stereocentre

Forms of stereocentre

pluralstereocentres
alternative formstereocenter

Origin of stereocentre

From stereo- + centre.

Questions about stereocentre

What does stereocentre mean?
Stereocentre means any atom in a molecule such that the interchange of two of its substituent groups leads to the formation of a stereoisomer.
What part of speech is stereocentre?
Stereocentre is a noun.
What is the plural of stereocentre?
The plural of stereocentre is stereocentres.

Words near stereocentre in the dictionary

  1. stereocamera
  2. stereocameras
  3. stereocaulaceous
  4. stereocenter
  5. stereocenters
  6. stereocentre
  7. stereocentres
  8. stereochemic
  9. stereochemical
  10. stereochemically
  11. stereochemist

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