Meanings
nounpseudorotation (plural pseudorotations)
plural pseudorotations
- chemistryA form of stereoisomerization that appears to have been produced by rotation of a molecule
Origin
- Ancient Greekψεύδω (pseúdō)
- Ancient Greekψευδής (pseudḗs)
- Middle Englishpseudo-
- Englishpseudo-
- Proto-Indo-European*Hreth₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*Hróth₂eh₂
- Proto-Italic*rotā
- Latinrota
- Latinrotō
- Latinrotātiō
- Englishrotation
- Englishpseudorotation
Cite this entry
APA
pseudorotation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudorotation
MLA
“pseudorotation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudorotation. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pseudorotation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudorotation.
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