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sterics

sterics noun: steric effects in chemistry (or the study of such effects).

Noun

sterics (uncountable)

  1. steric effects in chemistry (or the study of such effects)

Questions about sterics

What does sterics mean?
Sterics means steric effects in chemistry (or the study of such effects).
What part of speech is sterics?
Sterics is a noun.

Words near sterics in the dictionary

  1. steric hindrances
  2. sterical
  3. sterically
  4. sterication
  5. sterications
  6. sterics
  7. sterigma
  8. sterigmas
  9. sterigmata
  10. sterigmate
  11. sterigmatic

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