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stereoretentive

stereoretentive adjective: that retains the stereochemistry of reactants in the final product of a reaction.

Adjective

stereoretentive (not comparable)

  1. That retains the stereochemistry of reactants in the final product of a reaction.

Origin of stereoretentive

From stereo- + retentive.

Questions about stereoretentive

What does stereoretentive mean?
Stereoretentive means that retains the stereochemistry of reactants in the final product of a reaction.
What part of speech is stereoretentive?
Stereoretentive is an adjective.

Words near stereoretentive in the dictionary

  1. stereoregularities
  2. stereoregularity
  3. stereorepeating
  4. stereoresolution
  5. stereoresolutions
  6. stereoretentive
  7. stereoroentgenogram
  8. stereoroentgenograms
  9. stereoroentgenography
  10. stereos
  11. stereoscope

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