stereoisomeric

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[ster-ee-oh-ahy-suh-mer-ik, steer-] / ˌstɛr i oʊˌaɪ səˈmɛr ɪk, ˌstɪər- /

adjective

Chemistry.

pertaining to or exhibiting stereoisomerism.

Etymology

Origin of stereoisomeric

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

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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.

From Researches on Cellulose 1895-1900 by Cross, C. F.

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