stereochemistry

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noun

the branch of chemistry that involves the spatial arrangement of the atoms of molecules, and studies how this affects the physical and chemical properties of such species

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Meanings

nounstereochemistry (countable and uncountable, plural stereochemistries)

plural stereochemistries

  1. uncountablechemistrythe branch of chemistry that involves the spatial arrangement of the atoms of molecules, and studies how this affects the physical and chemical properties of such species
  2. countablechemistrythe effect of such spatial arrangement on the chemistry of a particular compound

Origin

From stereo- + chemistry.

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Translations

Finnish stereokemia
  • stereokemiachemistry involving the spatial arrangement of atoms
German Stereochemie
  • Stereochemiechemistry involving the spatial arrangement of atoms
Russian стереохимия
  • стереохимия (stereoximija)chemistry involving the spatial arrangement of atoms
Spanish estereoquímica
  • estereoquímicachemistry involving the spatial arrangement of atoms
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APA

stereochemistry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stereochemistry

MLA

“stereochemistry.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stereochemistry. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stereochemistry,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stereochemistry.

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