stereospecific

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adjective

Showing stereospecificity.

OriginEnglish specific ← Old French specifique ← Ancient Greek στερεο- (stereo-) →
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Meanings

adjectivestereospecific (comparative more stereospecific, superlative most stereospecific)

comparative more stereospecific · superlative most stereospecific

  1. physicalchemistryShowing stereospecificity.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
stereoselective

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ster-
  2. Ancient Greekστερεός (stereós)
  3. Ancient Greekστερεο- (stereo-)
  4. Englishstereo-
  5. Old Frenchspecifique
  6. Englishspecific
  7. Englishstereospecific

From stereo- + specific.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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