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stereogenic

English

Etymology

stereo- +? -genic

Adjective

stereogenic (not comparable)

  1. (chemistry, physics) describing a grouping of atoms in a molecule
    1. consisting of a central atom and four distinguishable ligands such that the interchange of any two leads to a stereoisomer
    2. consisting of four non-coplanar atoms such that rotation about the central bond leads to a stereoisomer
    3. consisting of a double bond with substituents which give rise to cis-trans isomerism

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epimer

English

Etymology

epi- +? -mer

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /??p?m?(?)/

Noun

epimer (plural epimers)

  1. (chemistry) Any diastereoisomer that has the opposite configuration at only one of the stereogenic centres.

Translations

Anagrams

  • E-Prime, Empire, empire, permie, premie

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