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stereospecific

adjective
ste路​reo路​spe路​cif路​ic | \ 藢ster-膿-艒-spi-藞si-fik How to pronounce stereospecific (audio) , 藢stir-\

Definition of stereospecific

: being, produced by, or involved in a stereochemically specific process many enzymes act as stereospecific catalysts stereospecific plastics

Other Words from stereospecific

stereospecifically \ 藢ster-​膿-​艒-​spi-​藞si-​fi-​k(蓹-​)l膿 How to pronounce stereospecifically (audio) , 藢stir-​ \ adverb
stereospecificity \ 藢ster-​膿-​艒-​藢spe-​s蓹-​藞fi-​s蓹-​t膿 How to pronounce stereospecificity (audio) , 藢stir-​ \ noun

First Known Use of stereospecific

1949, in the meaning defined above

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stereospecific

adjective
ste路​reo路​spe路​cif路​ic | \ -sp蓹-藞sif-ik How to pronounce stereospecific (audio) \

Medical Definition of stereospecific

: relating to, being, or effecting a reaction or process in which different stereoisomeric starting materials produce different stereoisomeric products stereospecific polymerization stereospecific catalysts

Other Words from stereospecific

stereospecifically \ -​i-​k(蓹-​)l膿 How to pronounce stereospecifically (audio) \ adverb