Steric

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Of or relating to the spatial arrangement of atoms in a molecule.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Relating to or involving the arrangement of atoms in space.
  • adj. of the repulsion of atoms due to closeness or arrangement
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Pertaining to an arrangement in space: applied especially to the arrangement of atoms in the molecule of a compound.
    • Word Usage
    "These decisions are persistent over cloning using transcription factors and by modifying the way DNA is stored spatially (steric effects)."
    Cross Reference
    steric hindrance   
    Form
    sterically    steric hindrance   
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