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Definition of Stereospecific
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Stereospecific
Literary usage of Stereospecific
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1879)
"For the reaction to be stereospecific, the ratio of rates of reduction to rotation
must be greater than 10, and we may neglect /c-2. ..."
2. Health Consequences of Smoking: Nicotine Addiction a Report of the Surgeon by DIANE Publishing Company, C. Everett Koop, M.D. (1995)
"CUNDY, KC, GODIN, CS, CROOKS, PA stereospecific in vitro N-methylation of nicotine
in guinea pig tissues by an S-adenosylmethionine-dependent N-methyl- ..."
3. A Lifelong Passion: Nicholas and Alexandra: Their Own Story by Andrei Maylunas (2005)
"This inhibition was reversed by a series of specific (including stereospecific)
dopamine receptor antagonists: haloperidol, spiperone, sulpiride, ..."