stereoisomer

English

Etymology

From stereo- +‎ isomer.

Noun

stereoisomer (plural stereoisomers)

1. (chemistry) one of a set of the isomers of a compound that exhibits stereoisomerism

Coordinate terms

• diastereomer
• enantiomer

Derived terms

• diastereoisomer

Related terms

• stereoisomeric

Translations

one of a set of isomers of a compound that exhibit steroisomerism

• Esperanto: stereoizomero
• French: stéréoisomère (fr)
• Italian: stereoisomero (it) m
• Portuguese: estereoisómero m (Portugal), estereoisômero m (Brazil)
• Turkish: steroizomer

See also

• stereospecificity