Steric

Word STERIC
Character 6
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Definitions and meanings of "Steric"

What do we mean by steric?

Of or relating to the spatial arrangement of atoms in a molecule. adjective

Pertaining to an arrangement in space: applied especially to the arrangement of atoms in the molecule of a compound.

Relating to or involving the arrangement of atoms in space. adjective

Of the repulsion of atoms due to closeness or arrangement adjective

Relating to or involving the arrangement of atoms in space.

Of the repulsion of atoms due to closeness or arrangement

Atoms that are too close together in an organic molecule as to prevent the reaction by SN2 back-side attack. mostly refers to technical organic chemistry. Slang: can be used to refer to actually doing well on a chem test and diverting a back-side attack. Urban Dictionary

Rationally contained-in-control of emotion. Urban Dictionary

Half hilarious half hysterical. so funny. uber laughable. Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for Steric

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The word "steric" in example sentences

These decisions are persistent over cloning using transcription factors and by modifying the way DNA is stored spatially (steric effects). ❋ Unknown (2008)

First, from 2004 to the present, steric contributions to sea level rise appear to have been negligible. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Re short drop bars: sure, those of us who, due to steric hindrance, don't bend as far appreciate them, but that's not all they're for. ❋ BikeSnobNYC (2009)

There is no reason why they need to be very close, and in fact there could be steric difficulties if they were. ❋ Unknown (2006)

As far as "self-organizing" goes, I can only assume BGT takes issue with concepts like kinetics and thermodynamics, as well as potential energy, VSEPR, Molecular Orbital Theory, and steric hindrance. ❋ James F. McGrath (2008)

This result suggests that the…substitution may…relieve an inherent steric hindrance to intermolecular association…. ❋ Michael J. Behe (2007)

It would be really interesting to find a SNP that has an effect because it create steric problems for a codon pair. ❋ Pedro Beltrao (2007)

Why do the steric contribution and the meltwater contribution to the sea level rise not equal the total rise? ❋ Unknown (2006)

The steric effect in the last decades is too small about 0.5 mm/year , against observed 1.5-2 mm/year. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Estimations from melting yield also lower values than the steric sea-level rise. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Some discrepancy between observed sea-level rise and sea-level rise estimated from the steric effect temperature and salinity and from land-ice meltic seems to persist. ❋ Unknown (2006)

The glycoside was converted to the hexaacetyl derivative, while permethylation only gave the tetramethyl ether, due to steric hindrance of one phenolic hydroxyl group by the sugar moiety. ❋ Unknown (1991)

Enzyme marker assays have several disadvantages; the most important is that the steric hindrance introduced into the antigen-antibody reaction because of the presence of the enzyme molecule almost inevitably decreases the sensitivity of the assay. ❋ Unknown (1977)

Information on the steric structures was scarce, however, and a series of structure determinations was undertaken. ❋ Unknown (1972)

No less important is his later research which led to the synthesis of completely new elastomers, in two different ways: by polymerization of butadiene into cis-1,4 polymers with a very high degree of steric purity and by copolymerization of ethylene with other a-olefins ❋ Unknown (1972)

For complex radicals of a certain type he put forward a steric theory - the octahedron theory - which predicted that certain of these compounds must occur in two stereoisomeric forms, a prediction which has been confirmed by experiment. ❋ Unknown (1966)

Even in his earlier investigations into certain metal ammonias he was able to show that numerous cases of isomerism in complex cobalt and platinum compounds could only be satisfactorily explained by steric approach. ❋ Unknown (1966)

"did you get back-side attacked by that [orgo] test?" "no, luckily i had enough [steric hinderance] to prevent an [SN2] reaction" ❋ Rudepood (2009)

When he heard [the news] of the [divorce], he [remained] sterical. ❋ Ikehi11 (2021)

[Steven Tyler] is [hilari-sterical]!! ❋ Mamma J (2012)

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