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stereoselectivity

stereoselectivity noun: the condition of being stereoselective or a measure of the extent to which a reaction is stereoselective.

Noun

stereoselectivity (countable and uncountable, plural stereoselectivities)

  1. The condition of being stereoselective or a measure of the extent to which a reaction is stereoselective
    • Aldrichimica Acta Volume 30 No 4 (pdf) from Sigma-Aldrich
      The stereoselectivity that occurs in these vinylcarbenoid cyclopropanations results in a strong preference for the formation of cis-divinylcyclopropanes.

Forms of stereoselectivity

pluralstereoselectivities

Origin of stereoselectivity

From stereo- + selectivity.

Words formed from stereoselectivity

Questions about stereoselectivity

What does stereoselectivity mean?
Stereoselectivity means the condition of being stereoselective or a measure of the extent to which a reaction is stereoselective.
What part of speech is stereoselectivity?
Stereoselectivity is a noun.
What is the plural of stereoselectivity?
The plural of stereoselectivity is stereoselectivities.

Words near stereoselectivity in the dictionary

  1. stereoscopists
  2. stereoscopy
  3. stereoselective
  4. stereoselectively
  5. stereoselectivities
  6. stereoselectivity
  7. stereosequence
  8. stereosequences
  9. stereosonic
  10. stereospecific
  11. stereospecific catalyst

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