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steric hindrance

steric hindrance noun: any of several effects, most common in organic chemistry, in which the structure or reactivity of a molecule is affected by the physical size and proximity of neighbouring parts of the molecule.

Noun

steric hindrance (countable and uncountable, plural steric hindrances)

  1. Any of several effects, most common in organic chemistry, in which the structure or reactivity of a molecule is affected by the physical size and proximity of neighbouring parts of the molecule.

steric hindrance meaning in Tamil

steric hindrance in Tamil

இடத்தடங்கல், கொள்ளிடத் தடை, திண்மத்தோற்றத்தடுப்பு

Forms of steric hindrance

pluralsteric hindrances

Questions about steric hindrance

What does steric hindrance mean?
Steric hindrance means any of several effects, most common in organic chemistry, in which the structure or reactivity of a molecule is affected by the physical size and proximity of neighbouring parts of the molecule.
What is steric hindrance in Tamil?
Steric hindrance in Tamil is இடத்தடங்கல், கொள்ளிடத் தடை, திண்மத்தோற்றத்தடுப்பு. See Steric hindrance meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is steric hindrance?
Steric hindrance is a noun.
What is the plural of steric hindrance?
The plural of steric hindrance is steric hindrances.

Words near steric hindrance in the dictionary

  1. stereovision
  2. stereozoom
  3. steres
  4. sterhydraulic
  5. steric
  6. steric hindrance
  7. steric hindrances
  8. sterical
  9. sterically
  10. sterication
  11. sterications

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