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steric /ste·ric/ (ster´ik) pertaining to the arrangement of atoms in space; pertaining to stereochemistry.
ster·ic (strk) or ster·i·cal (--kl)
n.
Of or relating to the spatial arrangement of atoms in a molecule; stereochemical.

steri·cal·ly adv.

steric
pertaining to the spatial arrangement of atoms.


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From the results mentioned earlier, it can be summarized that diffusion properties are greatly influenced by the steric effects and the mobility of polymer chains.
Because the rate of hydrolysis is limited by steric effects, it decreases with the length of the alkyl substituent on the alkoxide precursor.
Researchers can no longer assume that steric effects play the major role in determining stable forms, comments Weinhold.
 
 
 
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