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stereocontrol

stereocontrol noun: control of the stereochemistry of a reaction.

Noun

stereocontrol (uncountable)

  1. control of the stereochemistry of a reaction
    • Aldrichimica Acta Volume 30 No 4 (pdf) from Sigma-Aldrich
      The stereocontrol that is possible with this type of chemistry is illustrated in the case of cis- and trans-piperylene.

Origin of stereocontrol

From stereo- + control.

Questions about stereocontrol

What does stereocontrol mean?
Stereocontrol means control of the stereochemistry of a reaction.
What part of speech is stereocontrol?
Stereocontrol is a noun.

Words near stereocontrol in the dictionary

  1. stereocomparagraph
  2. stereocomparagraphs
  3. stereocomparator
  4. stereocomparators
  5. stereoconfocal
  6. stereocontrol
  7. stereocontrolled
  8. stereocontrolling
  9. stereoconvergence
  10. stereoconvergences
  11. stereoconvergent

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