stereoisomerism /ster·eo·isom·er·ism/ (-i-som´er-izm) isomerism in which the isomers have the same structure (same linkages between atoms) but different spatial arrangements of the atoms.stereoisomer´ic 
stereoisomerism [ster″e-o-i-som´er-izm]
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Stereoisomerism, exemplified by a pair of cis-trans diastereomers.
ster·e·o·i·som·er·ism (st r  - - -s m  -r zm)n. Isomerism created by differences in the spatial arrangement of atoms in a molecule. ster e·o·iso·meric (--s-mrk) adj. |
stereoisomerism [ster″e-o-i-som´er-izm]
the relationship between two or more isomers that have the same structure (the same linkages between atoms) but different configurations (spatial arrangements), in contrast to constitutional isomerism in which the isomers have different structures. Stereoisomers are further classified into enantiomers, those having molecules that are mirror images of each other, and diastereoisomers, those that do not. adj., adj stereoisomer´ic.
Stereoisomerism, exemplified by a pair of cis-trans diastereoisomers. From Dorland's, 2000.
stereoisomerism
isomerism in which the compounds have the same structural formulae, but the atoms are distributed differently in space.
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