diastereomer

noun

di·​a·​ste·​reo·​mer ˌdī-ə-ˈster-ē-ō-(ˌ)mər 

-ˈstir-

variants or diastereoisomer

ˌdī-ə-ˌster-ē-ō-ˈī-sə-mər 

-ˌstir-

: a stereoisomer of a compound having two or more chiral centers that is not a mirror image of another stereoisomer of the same compound compare enantiomer

diastereomeric

ˌdī-ə-ˌster-ē-ō-ˈmer-ik 

-ˌstir-

adjective

or diastereoisomeric

ˌdī-ə-ˌster-ē-ō-ˌī-sə-ˈmer-ik 

-ˌstir-

diastereoisomerism

ˌdī-ə-ˌster-ē-ō-ī-ˈsä-mə-ˌri-zəm 

-ˌstir-

noun

Word History

First Known Use

1936, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

diastereomer

noun

di·​a·​ste·​reo·​mer ˌdī-ə-ˈster-ē-ō-(ˌ)mər, -ˈstir- 

variants or diastereoisomer

-ˌster-ē-ō-ˈī-sə-mər, -ˌstir- 

: an isomer that is a stereoisomer of a compound having two or more chiral centers and that is not a mirror image of another stereoisomer of the same compound

diastereomeric

-ˌster-ē-ō-ˈmer-ik, -ˌstir- 

adjective

or diastereoisomeric

-ˌī-sə-ˈmer-ik 

diastereoisomerism

-ī-ˈsäm-ə-ˌriz-əm 

noun