"stereocentre" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: stereocentres [plural]
Etymology: stereo- + centre Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|stereo|centre}} stereo- + centre Head templates: {{en-noun}} stereocentre (plural stereocentres)
  1. (chemistry) Any atom in a molecule such that the interchange of two of its substituent groups leads to the formation of a stereoisomer Wikipedia link: stereocenter Synonyms: chiral centre, chiral center, stereocenter

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