stereochemistry

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌstɛrɪəʊˈkɛmɪstrɪ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ster′ē ō kemə strē, stēr′-)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
ster•e•o•chem•is•try  (ster′ē ō kemə strē, stēr′-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. 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
ster•e•o•chem•ic  (ster′ē ō kemik, stēr′-),USA pronunciation ster′e•o•chemi•cal, adj.  ster′e•o•chemi•cal•ly, adv. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
stereochemistry /ˌstɛrɪəʊˈkɛmɪstrɪ; ˌstɪər-/ n
  1. the study of the spatial arrangement of atoms in molecules and the effect of spatial arrangement on chemical properties
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