Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stereoisomer

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.30 in modern English

Syllables: stereoiso-mer
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One of a set of the isomers of a compound that exhibits stereoisomerism.

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

stereoisomers (plural)

Derived Forms

diastereoisomer intrasteric

Frequently Paired Words

stereoisomeric stereospecificity diastereomer enantiomer

Questions

What does stereoisomer mean?: One of a set of the isomers of a compound that exhibits stereoisomerism.
Where does stereoisomer come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ster-der. Ancient Greek στερεός (stereós) Ancient Greek στερεο- (stereo-)der. English stereo- English isomer English stereoisomer From stereo- + isomer.

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