Word: stereocenter
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ste
re
o
cen
ter
Definition: Alternative form of stereocentre. Any atom in a molecule such that the interchange of two of its substituent groups leads to the formation of a stereoisomer
Morphemes:
Affix: stereo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Forming words relating to the solid, the three-dimensional.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: στερεός
Language: grc
Decoded: stereos
Meaning: solid
Affix: center
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The subgroup (respectively, subring), denoted Z(G), of those elements of a given group (respectively, ring) G that commute with every element of G.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: centrum
Language: la
Decoded: centrum
PoS: Noun
Meaning: center ; centre