diastereomer

noun

di·​a·​ste·​reo·​mer ˌdī-ə-ˈster-ē-ō-(ˌ)mər How to pronounce diastereomer (audio)
-ˈstir-
variants or diastereoisomer
ˌdī-ə-ˌster-ē-ō-ˈī-sə-mər How to pronounce diastereomer (audio)
-ˌstir-
: a stereoisomer of a compound having two or more chiral centers that is not a mirror image of another stereoisomer of the same compound compare enantiomer
diastereomeric
ˌdī-ə-ˌster-ē-ō-ˈmer-ik How to pronounce diastereomer (audio)
-ˌstir-
adjective
or diastereoisomeric
ˌdī-ə-ˌster-ē-ō-ˌī-sə-ˈmer-ik How to pronounce diastereomer (audio)
-ˌstir-
diastereoisomerism
ˌdī-ə-ˌster-ē-ō-ī-ˈsä-mə-ˌri-zəm How to pronounce diastereomer (audio)
-ˌstir-
noun

Word History

First Known Use

1936, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of diastereomer was in 1936

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diastereomer

noun
di·​a·​ste·​reo·​mer ˌdī-ə-ˈster-ē-ō-(ˌ)mər, -ˈstir- How to pronounce diastereomer (audio)
variants or diastereoisomer
-ˌster-ē-ō-ˈī-sə-mər, -ˌstir- How to pronounce diastereomer (audio)
: an isomer that is a stereoisomer of a compound having two or more chiral centers and that is not a mirror image of another stereoisomer of the same compound
diastereomeric
-ˌster-ē-ō-ˈmer-ik, -ˌstir- How to pronounce diastereomer (audio)
adjective
or diastereoisomeric
-ˌī-sə-ˈmer-ik How to pronounce diastereomer (audio)
diastereoisomerism
-ī-ˈsäm-ə-ˌriz-əm How to pronounce diastereomer (audio)
noun
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