stereoisomer

noun

ste·​reo·​iso·​mer ˌster-ē-ō-ˈī-sə-mər 

ˌstir-

: any of a group of isomers in which atoms are linked in the same order but differ in their spatial arrangement

stereoisomeric

ˌster-ē-ō-ˌī-sə-ˈmer-ik 

ˌstir-

adjective

stereoisomerism

ˌster-ē-ō-ī-ˈsä-mə-ˌri-zəm 

ˌstir-

noun

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary

First Known Use

1894, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

stereoisomer

noun

ste·​reo·​iso·​mer ˌster-ē-ō-ˈī-sə-mər, ˌstir- 

: any of a group of isomers in which atoms are linked in the same order but differ in their spatial arrangement

stereoisomeric

-ˌī-sə-ˈmer-ik 

adjective

stereoisomerism

-ī-ˈsäm-ə-ˌriz-əm 

noun