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stereospecific catalyst

stereospecific catalyst noun: a catalyst that preferentially catalyzes the formation of one of a pair of stereoisomers, or one of a set of stereoisomeric polymers.

Noun

stereospecific catalyst (plural stereospecific catalysts)

  1. (physical) a catalyst that preferentially catalyzes the formation of one of a pair of stereoisomers, or one of a set of stereoisomeric polymers

Forms of stereospecific catalyst

pluralstereospecific catalysts

Questions about stereospecific catalyst

What does stereospecific catalyst mean?
Stereospecific catalyst means a catalyst that preferentially catalyzes the formation of one of a pair of stereoisomers, or one of a set of stereoisomeric polymers.
What part of speech is stereospecific catalyst?
Stereospecific catalyst is a noun.
What is the plural of stereospecific catalyst?
The plural of stereospecific catalyst is stereospecific catalysts.

Words near stereospecific catalyst in the dictionary

  1. stereoselectivity
  2. stereosequence
  3. stereosequences
  4. stereosonic
  5. stereospecific
  6. stereospecific catalyst
  7. stereospecific catalysts
  8. stereospecific polymer
  9. stereospecific polymers
  10. stereospecific syntheses
  11. stereospecific synthesis

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