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noun
the branch of chemistry that involves the spatial arrangement of the atoms of molecules, and studies how this affects the physical and chemical properties of such species
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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noun
the effect of such spatial arrangement on the chemistry of a particular compound
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ster-der. Ancient Greek στερεός (stereós) Ancient Greek στερεο- (stereo-)der. English stereo- English chemistry English stereochemistry From stereo- + chemistry.
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