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stereoisomer

stereoisomer noun: one of a set of the isomers of a compound that exhibits stereoisomerism.

Noun

stereoisomer (plural stereoisomers)

  1. One of a set of the isomers of a compound that exhibits stereoisomerism.

Forms of stereoisomer

pluralstereoisomers

Origin of stereoisomer

From stereo- + isomer.

Words formed from stereoisomer

Questions about stereoisomer

What does stereoisomer mean?
Stereoisomer means one of a set of the isomers of a compound that exhibits stereoisomerism.
What part of speech is stereoisomer?
Stereoisomer is a noun.
What is the plural of stereoisomer?
The plural of stereoisomer is stereoisomers.

Words near stereoisomer in the dictionary

  1. stereoinversions
  2. stereoinvert
  3. stereoirregular
  4. stereoisoform
  5. stereoisoforms
  6. stereoisomer
  7. stereoisomeric
  8. stereoisomerical
  9. stereoisomerically
  10. stereoisomerism
  11. stereoisomerisms

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