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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ster•e•o•chem•is•try (ster′ē ō kem′ə strē, stēr′-),USA pronunciation n. - Chemistrythe branch of chemistry that deals with the determination of the relative positions in space of the atoms or groups of atoms in a compound and with the effects of these positions on the properties of the compound.
- 1885–90; stereo- + chemistry
ster•e•o•chem•ic (ster′ē ō kem′ik, stēr′-),USA pronunciation ster′e•o•chem′i•cal, adj. ster′e•o•chem′i•cal•ly, adv. |