幾何異性
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Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 幾 | 何 | 異 | 性 |
| き Grade: S |
か Grade: 2 |
い Grade: 6 |
せい Grade: 5 |
| kan'on | on'yomi | kan'on | |
Etymology
Compound of 幾何 (kika, “geometry, geometric”) + 異性 (isei, “isomerism”),[1] possibly as a calque of English geometric isomerism.
Pronunciation
Noun
- (organic chemistry, dated, deprecated by IUPAC) geometric isomerism
- Synonym: シス-トランス異性 (shisu-toransu isei)
Usage notes
Superseded in modern usage by the term シス-トランス異性 (shisu-toransu isei, “cis-trans isomerism”).
Derived terms
- 幾何異性体 (kika iseitai): a geometric isomer, a cis-trans isomer: a molecule that exhibits cis-trans isomerism