Meanings
nounstereoisomer (plural stereoisomers)
plural stereoisomers
- chemistryOne of a set of the isomers of a compound that exhibits stereoisomerism.
Synonyms & antonyms
Also see
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*ster-
- Ancient Greekστερεός (stereós)
- Ancient Greekστερεο- (stereo-)
- Englishstereo-
- Englishisomer
- Englishstereoisomer
Translations
Esperanto stereoizomero
- stereoizomeroone of a set of isomers of a compound that exhibit steroisomerism
French stéréoisomère
- stéréoisomèreone of a set of isomers of a compound that exhibit steroisomerism
Greek στερεοϊσομερές
- στερεοϊσομερές (stereoïsomerés)one of a set of isomers of a compound that exhibit steroisomerism
Italian stereoisomero
- stereoisomeroone of a set of isomers of a compound that exhibit steroisomerism
Portuguese estereoisómero, estereoisômero
- estereoisómeroone of a set of isomers of a compound that exhibit steroisomerism
- estereoisômeroone of a set of isomers of a compound that exhibit steroisomerism
Turkish steroizomer
- steroizomerone of a set of isomers of a compound that exhibit steroisomerism
Cite this entry
APA
stereoisomer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stereoisomer
MLA
“stereoisomer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stereoisomer. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stereoisomer,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stereoisomer.
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