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English
Etymology
From stereo- + chemistry.
Pronunciation
Noun
stereochemistry (countable and uncountable, plural stereochemistries)
- (chemistry, uncountable) 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
- (chemistry, countable) the effect of such spatial arrangement on the chemistry of a particular compound
Translations
chemistry involving the spatial arrangement of atoms