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stereoselective

stereoselective adjective: of a chemical reaction in which the production of one stereoisomer is favoured over all others.

Adjective

stereoselective (comparative more stereoselective, superlative most stereoselective)

  1. Of a chemical reaction in which the production of one stereoisomer is favoured over all others.
    Synonyms:
    stereospecific

Synonyms of stereoselective

Forms of stereoselective

comparativemore stereoselective
superlativemost stereoselective

Origin of stereoselective

From stereo- + selective.

Words formed from stereoselective

Questions about stereoselective

What does stereoselective mean?
Stereoselective means of a chemical reaction in which the production of one stereoisomer is favoured over all others.
What part of speech is stereoselective?
Stereoselective is an adjective.

Words near stereoselective in the dictionary

  1. stereoscopies
  2. stereoscopism
  3. stereoscopist
  4. stereoscopists
  5. stereoscopy
  6. stereoselective
  7. stereoselectively
  8. stereoselectivities
  9. stereoselectivity
  10. stereosequence
  11. stereosequences

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