steric hindrance

noun Chemistry.

the prevention or retardation of inter- or intramolecular interactions as a result of the spatial structure of a molecule.

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Origin of steric hindrance

First recorded in 1900–05

Words nearby steric hindrance

stereotype, stereotyped, stereotypy, stereovision, steric, steric hindrance, sterigma, sterilant, sterile, sterile cyst, sterilization
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