stereoelectronic

stereo·elec·tron·ic
US/ˌstɛɹ.i.oʊ.ɪ.lɛkˈtɹɑn.ɪk/UK/ˌstɛɹ.i.əʊ.ɪ.lɛkˈtɹɒn.ɪk/

adjective

Of or pertaining to the dependence of certain molecular properties upon the relative nuclear geometry in a given electron state.

OriginEnglish electronic ← Ancient Greek ἰόν (ión) ← Proto-Hellenic *éimi →
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Meanings

adjectivestereoelectronic (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiochemistryOf or pertaining to the dependence of certain molecular properties upon the relative nuclear geometry in a given electron state.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ster-
  2. Ancient Greekστερεός (stereós)
  3. Ancient Greekστερεο- (stereo-)
  4. Englishstereo-
  5. Ancient Greekἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)
  6. Latinēlectrum
  7. New Latinēlectricus
  8. Englishelectric
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₁ey-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éyti
  11. Proto-Hellenic*éimi
  12. Ancient Greekἰόν (ión)
  13. Englishion
  14. Englishelectron
  15. Englishelectronic
  16. Englishstereoelectronic

From stereo- + electronic.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with stereoelectronic

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APA

stereoelectronic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stereoelectronic

MLA

“stereoelectronic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stereoelectronic. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stereoelectronic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stereoelectronic.

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