adj.
Pronunciation: ˌ ster- ē - ō -spi- ' si-fik, ˌ stir-
Function: adjective
Date: 1949
: being, produced by, or involved in a stereochemically specific process <many enzymes act as stereospecific catalysts> < stereospecific plastics>
– ste · reo · spe · cif · i · cal · ly \ -fi-k( ə -)l ē \ adverb
– ste · reo · spec · i · fic · i · ty \ - ˌ spe-s ə - ' fi-s ə -t ē \ noun