OPTICAL ISOMERISM


Meaning of OPTICAL ISOMERISM in English

Chem.

stereoisomerism in which the isomers are identical in molecular weight and most chemical and physical properties but differ in their effect on the rotation of polarized light. Cf. dextrorotatory, levorotatory, racemism .

[ 1890-95 ]

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