Etymology

diastereoselectivity

Today it means: The preferential formation of one diastereoisomer over another; also, the degree of said preference Full definition →

English stereoselectivity ← Ancient Greek δῐᾰ- (dĭă-) ← Proto-Indo-European *dwís
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
  3. Proto-Indo-European*dwís
  4. Ancient Greekδιά (diá)
  5. Ancient Greekδῐᾰ- (dĭă-)
  6. Englishdia-
  7. Englishstereoselectivity
  8. English todaydiastereoselectivity

From dia- + stereoselectivity.

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