Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stereocentre

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: stere-o-cen-tre
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any atom in a molecule such that the interchange of two of its substituent groups leads to the formation of a stereoisomer.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ster-der. Ancient Greek στερεός (stereós) Ancient Greek στερεο- (stereo-)der. English stereo- English centre English stereocentre From stereo- + centre.

Inflected Forms

stereocentres (plural) stereocenter (alternative)

Synonyms

chiral centre

Questions

What does stereocentre mean?: Any atom in a molecule such that the interchange of two of its substituent groups leads to the formation of a stereoisomer.
Where does stereocentre come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ster-der. Ancient Greek στερεός (stereós) Ancient Greek στερεο- (stereo-)der. English stereo- English centre English stereocentre From stereo- + centre.

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