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steric hindrances

steric hindrances is the plural of steric hindrance.

Meaning of steric hindrance

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.

Questions about steric hindrances

What is steric hindrances the plural of?
Steric hindrances is the plural of steric hindrance.

Words near steric hindrances in the dictionary

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

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