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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
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