steric

Sometimes ster·i·cal

[ster-ik, steer-]

adjective

Chemistry.

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

steric

/ ˈstɪər-, ˈstɛrɪk /

adjective

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

Other Word Forms

• sterically adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of steric¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of steric¹

C19: from _stereo- + _-ic

Example Sentences

By introducing steric hindrance from these pendant groups, the team successfully suppressed the stacking of two-dimensional polymer intermediates during the polymerization of triazacoronene monomers.

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In a paper published this week in Science, researchers show they are able to bypass the need for steric control and directing groups to induce cobalt-catalyzed borylation that is meta-selective.

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Owing to the small size of fluorine atoms, the electron-accepting ability of the NHC ligand can be enhanced without substantially changing its steric properties.

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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.

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The successful sieving of the fuel molecules is achieved via selective proton transfers due to steric hindrance on holey graphene sheets that have chemical functionalization and act as proton-exchange membranes.

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