steric hindrance
noun Chemistry.
the prevention or retardation of inter- or intramolecular interactions as a result of the spatial structure of a molecule.
Words nearby steric hindrance
stereotype, stereotyped, stereotypy, stereovision, steric, steric hindrance, sterigma, sterilant, sterile, sterile cyst, sterilization
Origin of steric hindrance
First recorded in 1900–05
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019