Medical Definition of Meso compounds

1. Compounds containing more than one asymmetric carbon atom, with configurations about them so balanced that the molecule as a whole possesses a plane of symmetry, although the individual carbon atoms do not; such compounds are not optically active; e.g., ribitol, mucic acid, meso-inositol, meso-cystine. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Meso Compounds

mesmorise
mesna
mesnalties
mesnalty
mesne
mesne lord
mesnes
meso-
meso-cystine
meso-inositol
meso-ontomorph
meso-region
meso-regions
meso-tartrate dehydrogenase
meso compound
meso compounds (current term)
mesoangioblast
mesoangioblasts
mesoappendices
mesoappendix
mesoappendixes
mesoarium
mesoband
mesobands
mesobilane
mesobilene
mesobilirubin
mesobilirubinogen
mesobiliviolin
mesoblast

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