Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stereospecificity

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: stere-ospeci-fici-ty
IPA

29

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The property of a chemical reaction that yields specific stereoisomers as products.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The property of a polymer that has a specific spatial arrangement of its constituent atoms.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

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

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Chemistry.

Inflected Forms

stereospecificities (plural)

Derived Forms

diastereospecificity

Frequently Paired Words

stereospecific

Questions

What does stereospecificity mean?: The property of a chemical reaction that yields specific stereoisomers as products.
Where does stereospecificity come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ster-der. Ancient Greek στερεός (stereós) Ancient Greek στερεο- (stereo-)der. English stereo- English specificity English stereospecificity From stereo- + specificity.

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