Stereoisomer

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    One of a set of the isomers of a compound that exhibits stereoisomerism.
  2. 2
    any of a group of isomers in which atoms are linked in the same order but differ in their spatial arrangement. wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
diastereomerenantiomerstereoisoform

Etymology

From stereo- + isomer.

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