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stereoisomer

(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

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stereoisomeric adjective
stereoisomerism noun

See stereoisomer in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

One of a set of isomers whose molecules have the same atoms bonded to each other but differ in the way these atoms are arranged in space.

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