Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stereochemistry

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.05 in modern English

Syllables: stere-o-chem-istry
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

the branch of chemistry that involves the spatial arrangement of the atoms of molecules, and studies how this affects the physical and chemical properties of such species

Uncountable

noun

the effect of such spatial arrangement on the chemistry of a particular compound

Countable

Etymology

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

Usage

Inflected Forms

stereochemistries (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

stereochemical

Questions

What does stereochemistry mean?: the branch of chemistry that involves the spatial arrangement of the atoms of molecules, and studies how this affects the physical and chemical properties of such species
Where does stereochemistry come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ster-der. Ancient Greek στερεός (stereós) Ancient Greek στερεο- (stereo-)der. English stereo- English chemistry English stereochemistry From stereo- + chemistry.

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