Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stereoconvergence

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
stere-o-con-ver-gence
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

In a chemical reaction, The predominant formation of the same stereoisomer (or enantiomer) of a reaction product when two different stereoisomers of the reactant are used in the same reaction.

Etymology

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

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What does stereoconvergence mean?
In a chemical reaction, The predominant formation of the same stereoisomer (or enantiomer) of a reaction product when two different stereoisomers of the reactant are used in the same reaction.
Where does stereoconvergence come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ster-der. Ancient Greek στερεός (stereós) Ancient Greek στερεο- (stereo-)der. English stereo- English convergence English stereoconvergence From stereo- + convergence.

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