stereochemically
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a word derived from
stereochemistry.
stereochemistrynounthe branch of chemistry that deals with the determination of the relative positions in space of the atoms or groups of atoms in a compound and with the effects of these positions on the properties of the compound.
Example Sentences
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There was in addition the X-ray crystallographic result that each pure base so far examined formed as many irregular hydrogen bonds as stereochemically possible.
From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson
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All the possible models compatible with the B-form X-ray data, however, looked stereochemically even more unsatisfactory than our three-chained models of fifteen months before.
From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson
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The fact that we had at last produced a stereochemically reasonable configuration for the backbone was always in the back of my head.
From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson
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But this did not bother us, for we only wished to establish that at least one specific two-chain complementary helix was stereochemically possible.
From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson
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