stereoisomeric

[ster-ee-oh-ahy-suh-mer-ik, steer-]

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adjective

Chemistry.

pertaining to or exhibiting stereoisomerism.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of stereoisomeric¹

First recorded in 1895–1900; stereoisomer(ism) + -ic

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Example Sentences

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On the other hand, every chemist knows that it is only the simpler of the carbohydrates which are so individualised as to be connoted by a particular formula in the stereoisomeric system.