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stereopairnoun(chemistry) A pair of stereoisomers
stereospecific synthesisnoun(chemistry) The synthesis of a specific, chosen stereoisomer
stereoselectivitynoun(chemistry) The condition of being stereoselective or a measure of the extent to which a reaction is stereoselective
diastereoselectivitynoun(organic chemistry) The preferential formation of one diastereoisomer over another; also, the degree of said preference
enantiopreferencenoun(chemistry) preferential reaction with, or production of, a particular enantiomer.
stereodependencenoun(chemistry) stereochemical dependence
stereodirectionnoun(chemistry) The process of stereodirecting.
stereospecificitynoun(physical chemistry) The property of a chemical reaction that yields specific stereoisomers as products.
stereopuritynoun(chemistry) The condition of being stereopure
stereoparentnoun(chemistry) A parent compound whose name implies stereochemistry that need not be explicitly stated.
stereospecific catalystnoun(physical chemistry) a catalyst that preferentially catalyzes the formation of one of a pair of stereoisomers, or one of a set of stereoisomeric polymers
stereogenicitynoun(chemistry) The condition of being stereogenic, or of having a stereogenic grouping of atoms.
stereostructurenounstereochemical structure
diastereospecificitynoun(organic chemistry) The formation of one diastereoisomer rather than another
stereodeterminantnoun(organic chemistry) Any group whose presence or position determines the stereochemistry of a molecule
stereodescriptornoun(chemistry) A prefix, typically R and S or E and Z, used to specify the configuration (absolute or relative) or conformation of a molecule
stereocenternounAlternative spelling of stereocentre. [(chemistry) Any atom in a molecule such that the interchange of two of its substituent groups leads to the formation of a stereoisomer.]
stereocentrenoun(chemistry) Any atom in a molecule such that the interchange of two of its substituent groups leads to the formation of a stereoisomer.
stereochemistrynoun(chemistry, uncountable) the branch of chemistry that involves the spatial arrangement of the atoms of molecules, and studies how this affects the physical and chemical properties of such species
diastereoselectionnoun(physical chemistry) selection of the required diastereoisomer in a reaction, especially by using diastereocontrol

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