steric hindrance
noun Chemistry.
the prevention or retardation of inter- or intramolecular interactions as a result of the spatial structure of a molecule.
Nearby words
stereotyped, stereotypical, stereotypy, stereovision, steric, steric hindrance, sterigma, sterigmatic, sterilant, sterile, sterile cyst
Origin of steric hindrance
First recorded in 1900–05
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