stereospecific catalyst

noun

a catalyst that preferentially catalyzes the formation of one of a pair of stereoisomers, or one of a set of stereoisomeric polymers

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Meanings

nounstereospecific catalyst (plural stereospecific catalysts)

plural stereospecific catalysts

  1. physicalchemistrya catalyst that preferentially catalyzes the formation of one of a pair of stereoisomers, or one of a set of stereoisomeric polymers
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