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What is the noun for stereoisomeric?

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stereoisomerism
  1. (chemistry) A form of isomerism in which atoms are arranged differently about a chiral centre (or centre of asymmetry). They exhibit optical activity, and in a molecule with a single chiral centre the two isomers (enantiomers) are mirror images of each other whereas in a molecule with multiple chiral centres the isomers (diastereoisomers) are not normally mirror images.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Thereby, stereochemistry and stereoisomerism have been discussed on a common basis.”
      “Structural isomerism is not a form of stereoisomerism, and is dealt with on a separate page.”
      “A second type of stereoisomerism are not mirror images of one another.”
stereoisomer
  1. (chemistry) one of a set of the isomers of a compound that exhibits stereoisomerism
  2. Examples:
    1. “The glycerol used to make archaeal phospholipids is a stereoisomer of the glycerol used to build bacterial and eukaryotic membranes.”
      “Any chemical reaction that yields predominantly one stereoisomer out of several stereoisomer possibilities is said to be a stereoselective reaction.”
      “The photoreaction then proceeds to yield an enantiomeric excess of one stereoisomer.”
stereoisomers
  1. plural of stereoisomer
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