stereoisomerism

English

Etymology

stereo- +‎ isomerism

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌstɛɹɪəʊaɪˈsɒməɹɪzəm/
Hyphenation: ste‧re‧o‧i‧som‧er‧is‧m

Noun

stereoisomerism (countable and uncountable, plural stereoisomerisms)

(chemistry) A form of isomerism in which atoms are arranged differently about a chiral centre (or centre of asymmetry). They exhibit optical activity, and in a molecule with a single chiral centre the two isomers (enantiomers) are mirror images of each other whereas in a molecule with multiple chiral centres the isomers (diastereoisomers) are not normally mirror images.

Synonyms

optical isomerism

Translations

form or isomerism

Chinese:
Cantonese: 立體異構, 立体异构 (laap⁶ tai² ji⁶ kau³, lap⁶ tai² ji⁶ gau³)

Mandarin: 立體異構 (zh), 立体异构 (zh) (lìtǐ yìgòu)
Czech: stereoizomerie f
Finnish: stereoisomeria (fi)
French: stéréoisomérie (fr) f

Greek: στερεοϊσομέρεια (el) f (stereoïsoméreia)
Italian: stereoisomeria (it) f
Portuguese: estereoisomeria f, estereoisomerismo m
Russian: please add this translation if you can
Spanish: estereoisomería f

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