Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fischer projection

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.33 in modern English

Syllables: fis-cher pro-jec-tion
IPA

36

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

4

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A two-dimensional representation of a three-dimensional organic molecule by projection, used mainly in organic chemistry and biochemistry.

Etymology

Devised by Hermann Emil Fischer in 1891.

Inflected Forms

Fischer projections (plural)

Questions

What does fischer projection mean?: A two-dimensional representation of a three-dimensional organic molecule by projection, used mainly in organic chemistry and biochemistry.
Where does fischer projection come from?: Devised by Hermann Emil Fischer in 1891.

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