stereoisomeric

[ ster-ee-oh-ahy-suh-mer-ik, steer- ]

adjective

, Chemistry.

1. pertaining to or exhibiting stereoisomerism.

Word History and Origins

Origin of stereoisomeric¹

First recorded in 1895–1900; stereoisomer(ism) + -ic

Example Sentences

On the other hand, every chemist knows that it is only the simpler of the carbohydrates which are so individualised as to be connoted by a particular formula in the stereoisomeric system.

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