stereochemistry
- Noun. (chemistry, uncountable) 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.
- Noun. (chemistry, countable) the effect of such spatial arrangement on the chemistry of a particular compound.
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