bioisostere

English

Etymology

From bio- +‎ isostere.

Noun

bioisostere (plural bioisosteres)

1. (organic chemistry) Any compound, derived from another by the replacement of a group of atoms by another broadly similar group e.g. the replacement of a methyl by an ethyl group

Usage notes

• Used especially in medicinal chemistry to produce a range of similar drugs

Derived terms

• bioisosteric
• bioisosterism