"exo-steric" meaning in English

See exo-steric in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more exo-steric [comparative], most exo-steric [superlative]
Etymology: From exo- (“outside”) + steric (“arrangement of atoms in space”). Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|exo|steric|gloss1=outside|gloss2=arrangement of atoms in space}} exo- (“outside”) + steric (“arrangement of atoms in space”) Head templates: {{en-adj|head=exo-steric}} exo-steric (comparative more exo-steric, superlative most exo-steric)
  1. (biochemistry, of an enzyme or molecule) That binds a compound on an outside position. Categories (topical): Biochemistry
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