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stereoisomer Definition

stereo·iso·mer (ster′ē ō ī′sə mər, stir′-)

noun

any of two or more isomers containing the same atoms linked in an identical manner in the molecule and differing from each other only in the spatial arrangement of the atoms or groups of atoms

stereoisomer Related Forms
ster′eo·i′so·mer′ic (--mer′ik) adjective ster′eo′·isom′·er·ism′ (--ī säm′ər iz′əm) noun
stereoisomer Usage Examples

Adjective modifier

  • other: The same system can be applied to all other individual stereoisomers of tocopherols.

Modifies a noun

  • quinidine: Quinine, and its stereoisomer quinidine, are known to cause drug dependent antibody formation using the hapten mechanism.