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diastereoisomer

/di.ə.stɛ.ri.əʊˈaɪ.sə.mə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
di-astereoiso-mer
IPA
/di.ə.stɛ.ri.əʊˈaɪ.sə.mə/
18
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A stereoisomer having multiple chiral centres; a diastereoisomer cannot normally be superimposed on the mirror image of another.

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /di.ə.stɛ.ri.əʊˈaɪ.sə.mə/

Inflected Forms

diastereoisomers (plural) diastereomer (alternative)

Derived Forms

diastereoisomeric diastereoisomerization diastereomerically diastereomixture

Phrases

R- S- RS- cis- trans-

Frequently Paired Words

enantiomer R- S- RS- cis- trans-

Questions

How do you pronounce diastereoisomer?
The recorded pronunciation is /di.ə.stɛ.ri.əʊˈaɪ.sə.mə/.
What does diastereoisomer mean?
A stereoisomer having multiple chiral centres; a diastereoisomer cannot normally be superimposed on the mirror image of another.

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