diastereoisomer

/daɪˌæstəriːoʊˈaɪsəmər/ /daɪˌæstɪəriːoʊˈaɪsəmər/

Meanings

noun

A stereoisomer having multiple chiral centres; a diastereoisomer cannot normally be superimposed on the mirror image of another.

Examples :

"Because they differ in their spatial arrangement around multiple chiral centers and are not mirror images, erythrose and threose are diastereoisomers of each other. "

Related Words

spatial adjective

/ˈspeɪʃəl/

Pertaining to (the dimension of) space.

"The architect carefully considered the spatial arrangement of the rooms in the new house. "

diastereoisomers noun

/daɪˌæstəriːoʊˈaɪsəmərz/ /daɪˌæstɪrioʊˈaɪsəmərz/

A stereoisomer having multiple chiral centres; a diastereoisomer cannot normally be superimposed on the mirror image of another.

"Because they have different physical properties, scientists can separate the diastereoisomers of a drug to ensure only the effective form is used. "

because adverb

/bɪˈkɒz/ /biˈkɔz/

For the reason (that).

"I went to the park because the weather was nice. "

having verb

/ˈhævɪŋ/

To possess, own.

"I have a house and a car."

arrangement noun

/əˈɹeɪnd͡ʒmənt/

The act of arranging.

"The arrangement of chairs in the classroom made it easier for the students to see the teacher. "

superimposed verb

/ˌsupərɪmˈpoʊzd/ /ˌsupərɪmˈpoʊst/

To place an object over another object, usually in such a way that both will be visible.

"He superimposed the company logo over the image."

multiple noun

/ˈmʌltɪpl̩/

A whole number that can be divided by another number with no remainder.

"14, 21 and 70 are multiples of 7"

stereoisomer noun

/ˌsteriːoʊaɪˈsɑːmər/ /ˌsterioʊaɪˈsɑːmər/

One of a set of the isomers of a compound that exhibits stereoisomerism

""Even though they have the same chemical formula, one stereoisomer of limonene smells like oranges, while the other smells like lemons." "

normally adverb

/ˈnɔːrməli/ /ˈnɔrməli/

Under normal conditions or circumstances; usually; most of the time

"My brother normally gets up early for school. "

centers noun

/ˈsɛntərz/ /ˈsɛnərz/

The point in the interior of a circle that is equidistant from all points on the circumference.

"The art teacher explained that the centers of the circles we drew needed to be precisely in the middle for the project to look right. "

another pronoun

/æˈnʌð.ə(ɹ)/ /əˈnʌð.ə(ɹ)/ /æˈnʌð.ɚ/ /əˈnʌð.ɚ/

An additional one of the same kind.

"There is one sterling and here is another"

centres noun

/ˈsen.tə(ɹ)s/ /ˈsɛn.tɚs/

The point in the interior of a circle that is equidistant from all points on the circumference.

"In geometry class, we learned that the centres of circles are always the same distance from the edge, no matter where on the edge you measure. "