STEREOISOMERISM


Meaning of STEREOISOMERISM in English

/ster'ee oh uy som"euh riz'euhm, stear'-/ , n. Chem.

the isomerism ascribed to different relative positions of the atoms or groups of atoms in the molecules of organic compounds.

[ 1890-95; STEREO- + ISOMERISM ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .