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stereochemistry definition

stereo·chem·is·try (ster′ē ō kem′is trē, stir′-)

noun

the branch of chemistry dealing with the spatial arrangement of atoms or groups of atoms that make up molecules

Etymology: stereo- + chemistry

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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