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diastereomer

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di⋅a⋅ster⋅e⋅o⋅mer

[dahy-uh-ster-ee-uh-mer, -steer-]
–noun Chemistry.
either of a pair of stereoisomers that are not mirror images of each other.
Also called di⋅a⋅ster⋅e⋅o⋅i⋅so⋅mer [dahy-uh-ster-ee-oh-ahy-suh-mer, -steer-] .
Compare enantiomer.


Origin:
1935–40; dia- + stereo(iso)mer
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Main Entry: di·a·ste·reo·mer
Pronunciation: "dI-&-'ster-E-O-(")m&r, -'stir-
Variant: or di·a·ste·reo·iso·mer /-"ster-E-O-'I-s&-m&r, -"stir-/
Function: noun
: an isomer that is a stereoisomer of a compoundhaving two or more chiral centers and that is not a mirror image of another stereoisomer of the same compound —di·a·ste·reo·mer·ic /-"ster-E-O-'mer-ik, -"stir-/ or di·a·ste·reo·iso·mer·ic /-"I-s&-'mer-ik/ adjectivedi·a·ste·reo·isom·er·ism /-I-'säm-&-"riz-&m/ noun
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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