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stereoselective

Definition of stereoselective

adjective

Chemistry
  • (of a reaction) preferentially producing a particular stereoisomeric form of the product, irrespective of the configuration of the reactant.

Derivatives

stereoselectivity

noun

stereoselective in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of stereoselective in the US English dictionary
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