Stereoisomerism
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-006064
The phenomenon whereby compounds whose molecules have the same number and kind of atoms and the same atomic arrangement, but differ in their spatial relationships.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-006064 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Fields of Study |
| Synonyms | stereo-isomerism; stereoisomerization |
| References | Medical Subject Headings 2015; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0) |
| See also | Isomerization; Stereochemistry; Stereoisomers; Conformational isomerization; Configurational isomerism |
| Translations | Spanish: estereoisomería |
Record as JSON
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"id": "MLC-T-AGR-006064",
"term": "Stereoisomerism",
"field": "Agriculture and food",
"definition": "The phenomenon whereby compounds whose molecules have the same number and kind of atoms and the same atomic arrangement, but differ in their spatial relationships.",
"synonyms": [
"stereo-isomerism",
"stereoisomerization"
],
"subject": "Fields of Study",
"see_also": [
"isomerization",
"stereochemistry",
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"conformational isomerization",
"configurational isomerism"
],
"references": [
"Medical Subject Headings 2015",
"NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
],
"translations": {
"es": "estereoisomería"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/stereoisomerism/"
}
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