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stereodescriptor

stereodescriptor noun: a prefix, typically R and S or E and Z, used to specify the configuration (absolute or relative) or conformation of a molecule.

Noun

stereodescriptor (plural stereodescriptors)

  1. A prefix, typically R and S or E and Z, used to specify the configuration (absolute or relative) or conformation of a molecule

Forms of stereodescriptor

pluralstereodescriptors

Origin of stereodescriptor

From stereo- + descriptor.

Questions about stereodescriptor

What does stereodescriptor mean?
Stereodescriptor means a prefix, typically R and S or E and Z, used to specify the configuration (absolute or relative) or conformation of a molecule.
What part of speech is stereodescriptor?
Stereodescriptor is a noun.
What is the plural of stereodescriptor?
The plural of stereodescriptor is stereodescriptors.

Words near stereodescriptor in the dictionary

  1. stereodefect
  2. stereodefects
  3. stereodefined
  4. stereodependence
  5. stereodependences
  6. stereodescriptor
  7. stereodescriptors
  8. stereodeterminant
  9. stereodeterminants
  10. stereodetermining
  11. stereodiagram

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