stereoisomerism

Variant of stereoisomer

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

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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