stereoisomerism

Noun

 * 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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 * Chinese:
 * Cantonese: 立體異構
 * Mandarin:
 * Czech: stereoizomerie
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 * Italian:
 * Portuguese: estereoisomeria, estereoisomerismo
 * Russian:
 * Spanish: estereoisomería