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NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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  1. Fields of Study
  2. chemistry
  3. physical chemistry
  4. chemical structure
  5. isomers
  6. stereoisomers

Preferred term

stereoisomers

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information Compounds that are alike in that the atoms are bonded to the same other atoms but are different from each other in the way the atoms are oriented in space.

    Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff

    Type: Concept definition

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Synonyms

  • chiral isomers

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/25184

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