Etymology

stereocentre

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Today it means: Any atom in a molecule such that the interchange of two of its substituent groups leads to the formation of a stereoisomer. Full definition →

English centre ← Ancient Greek στερεο- (stereo-) ← Proto-Indo-European *ster-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*ster-
  2. Ancient Greekστερεός (stereós)
  3. Ancient Greekστερεο- (stereo-)
  4. Englishstereo-
  5. Englishcentre
  6. English todaystereocentre

From stereo- + centre.

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