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diastereoisomer

Syllabification: (di·a·ste·re·o·is·o·mer)
Definition of diastereoisomer

noun

Chemistry
  • each of a pair of stereoisomeric compounds that are not mirror images of one another.

Derivatives

diastereoisomeric

Pronunciation: /-ˌīsəˈmerik/
adjective

diastereoisomer in other Oxford dictionaries

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