steric

American  

[ster-ik, steer-] / ˈstɛr ɪk, ˈstɪər- /

Sometimes sterical

adjective

Chemistry.

1. of or relating to the spatial relationships of atoms in a molecule.

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steric British  

/ ˈstɛrɪk, ˈstɪər- /

adjective

1. chem of, concerned with, or caused by the spatial arrangement of atoms in a molecule

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Other Word Forms

• sterically
  adverb

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Etymology

Origin of steric

First recorded in 1895–1900; ster(eo)- + -ic

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

steric

They focused on the steric structure of the gastric proton pump, a complex protein structure in the stomach lining that transports the H+ protons that make up HCl, the acid that makes up gastric acid.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2023

The allosteric effector alters the steric structure of the enzyme, usually affecting the configuration of the active site.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022

It is generally thought that sea-level rise accelerates mainly by thermal expansion of sea water, the so-called steric component.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2018

However, owing to steric constraints, this binding mode was expected to be precluded for 3,5-dinitro analogue 6.6, necessitating involvement of the arene faces in anion recognition.

From Nature ● Mar. 28, 2017

Chemistry has its covalent bonds and steric effects, geology has its weathering and tectonic shifts, neurology has its memory potentiation and plasticity and sociology has its conflict theory.

From Scientific American ● Jul. 23, 2012

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