— stereospecificity /ster'ee oh spes'euh fis"i tee, stear'-/ , n.
/ster'ee oh speuh sif"ik, stear'-/ , adj. Chem.
1. (of a reaction) producing a simple stereoisomer.
2. (of a polymer) having a regular sequence of configurations in space along the chain, resulting in the potential for close-packing of molecules and for partial or complete crystallinity.
Also, stereoregular /ster'ee oh reg"yeuh leuhr, stear'-/ .
[ STEREO- + SPECIFIC ]