Pronunciation: ˌ d ī - ə - ' ster- ē - ō -( ˌ )m ə r, - ' stir-
Variant: or di · a · ste · reo · iso · mer \ - ˌ ster- ē - ō - ' ī -s ə -m ə r, - ˌ stir- \
Function: noun
Date: 1936
: a stereoisomer of a compound having two or more chiral centers that is not a mirror image of another stereoisomer of the same compound ― compare ENANTIOMER
– di · a · ste · reo · mer · ic \ - ˌ ster- ē - ō - ' mer-ik, - ˌ stir- \ or di · a · ste · reo · iso · mer · ic \ - ˌ ī -s ə - ' mer-ik \ adjective
– di · a · ste · reo · isom · er · ism \ - ī - ' sä-m ə - ˌ ri-z ə m \ noun