- the study of the spatial arrangement of atoms in molecules and the effect of spatial arrangement on chemical properties
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ster•e•o•chem•is•try
(ster′ē ō kem′ə strē, stēr′-),USA pronunciation n.
ster•e•o•chem•ic
(ster′ē ō kem′ik, stēr′-),USA pronunciation ster′e•o•chem′i•cal, adj.
ster′e•o•chem′i•cal•ly, adv.
- Chemistrythe branch of chemistry that deals with the determination of the relative positions in space of the atoms or groups of atoms in a compound and with the effects of these positions on the properties of the compound.
- 1885–90; stereo- + chemistry
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stereochemistry /ˌstɛrɪəʊˈkɛmɪstrɪ; ˌstɪər-/ n
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