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Meaning of "steric" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD STERIC

From stereo- + -ic.
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PRONUNCIATION OF STERIC

steric  [ˈstɛrɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF STERIC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Steric is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES STERIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Steric effects

Steric effects arise from the fact that each atom within a molecule occupies a certain amount of space. If atoms are brought too close together, there is an associated cost in energy due to overlapping electron clouds, and this may affect the molecule's preferred shape and reactivity.

Definition of steric in the English dictionary

The definition of steric in the dictionary is of, concerned with, or caused by the spatial arrangement of atoms in a molecule.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH STERIC


amphoteric
ˌæmfəˈtɛrɪk
archenteric
ˌɑːkənˈtɛrɪk
bacteric
bækˈtɛrɪk
cholesteric
ˌkəʊləˈstɛrɪk
coelenteric
ˌsiːlɛnˈtɛrɪk
dysenteric
ˌdɪsənˈtɛrɪk
enteric
ɛnˈtɛrɪk
esoteric
ˌɛsəʊˈtɛrɪk
exoteric
ˌɛksəʊˈtɛrɪk
gastroenteric
ˌɡæstrəʊɛnˈtɛrɪk
holosteric
ˌhɒləˈstɛrɪk
hysteric
hɪˈstɛrɪk
isosteric
ˌaɪsəʊˈstɛrɪk
masseteric
ˌmæsɪˈtɛrɪk
mesenteric
ˌmɛsənˈtɛrɪk
neoteric
ˌniːəʊˈtɛrɪk
penteteric
ˌpɛntɪˈtɛrɪk
phylacteric
ˌfɪlækˈtɛrɪk
trochanteric
ˌtrəʊkænˈtɛrɪk
ureteric
ˌjʊərɪˈtɛrɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE STERIC

stereotypically
stereotyping
stereotypist
stereotypy
stereovision
sterical
sterically
sterigma
sterilant
sterile
sterilely
sterilisable
sterilisation
sterilise
steriliser
sterility
sterilizable
sterilization
sterilize
sterilizer

WORDS THAT END LIKE STERIC

allosteric
alphanumeric
antihysteric
atmospheric
cadaveric
ceric
cleric
climacteric
deuteric
eric
etheric
generic
Homeric
icteric
lienteric
numeric
polymeric
sphincteric
trieteric
turmeric

Synonyms and antonyms of steric in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «steric» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF STERIC

Find out the translation of steric to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of steric from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «steric» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

空间
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

estérico
570 millions of speakers

English

steric
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

steric
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الفراغية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

стерический
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

estérico
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

steric
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

stérique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sterik
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

sterische
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

立体
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

입체
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sterik
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

steric
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இடக்காரணியையும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

निर्विकार
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sterik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sterico
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

stearynowy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

стерическое
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sterica
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

στερικών
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

steriese
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sterisk
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sterisk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of steric

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «STERIC»

The term «steric» is quite widely used and occupies the 50.888 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «STERIC» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «steric» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «steric» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about steric

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STERIC»

Discover the use of steric in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to steric and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Molecular Structure: Understanding Steric and Electronic ...
This work will also be of interest to many of those in tangential or dependent fields, including medicinal and pharmaceutical chemistry and pharmacology.
Norman L. Allinger, 2010
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The steric factor in medicinal chemistry: dissymmetric ...
Written for graduate students and research workers in medicinal chemistry and pharmacology, this book will contribute significantly towards a better education of scientists by removing the fear of stereochemistry caused by ignorance, ...
Alan F. Casy, George H. Dewar, 1993
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Temporal and Steric Analysis of Ionic Permeation and Binding ...
This work's methodology will show that significant insight into the structure-function relationship of ion-motive ATPases can be derived by a combination of simulation tools and analysis techniques including molecular dynamic trajectories, ...
James E. Fonseca, 2008
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Steric Exclusion Liquid Chromatography of Polymers
PRINCIPLES. OF. STERIC. EXCLUSION. LIQUID. CHROMATOGRAPHY. JOSEF JANCA / Institute of Analytical Chemistry, Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences, Brno, Czechoslovakia 1.1. Introduction 1 1.2. Separation Mechanisms 3 1.2.1.
Josef Janča, 1984
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Steric Effects in the Chemisorption of Vibrationally Excited ...
Bruce L. Yoder. principle of detailed balance [55, 56]. Unfortunately, none of these techniques are applicable to CH4. Here, I highlight one gas/surface stereodynamics study to show the detailed information that can be gained in such studies.
Bruce L. Yoder, 2012
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Steric and Electronic Effects Induced by Ancillary Ligand ...
Chelating diphosphines are further resistant to substitution due to the chelate effect, and their carbon backbones allow another means of controlling steric properties using ring size. Pioneering work in organophosphorus chemistry was  ...
Richard L. Jew, 2008
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The Human Impact on the Natural Environment: Past, Present, ...
The reasons why sea levels will rise include the thermal expansion of seawater ( the steric effect), the melting of the cryosphere (glaciers, ice sheets, and permafrost) and miscellaneous anthropogenic impacts on the hy- drologic cycle ( which ...
Andrew S. Goudie, 2009
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Interactions in Molecules: Electronic and Steric Effects
This work constitutes an important basis in the investigation of increasingly more complex systems such as the study of the action of drugs in pharmaceutical research.
Sigrid D. Peyerimhoff, 2003
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Molecular Descriptors for Chemoinformatics
Steric descriptors account for both the size and shape of molecules and substituents, and are thus contemporarily related to ! size descriptors and ! shape descriptors. However, in several QSAR models, size descriptors are encountered as ...
Roberto Todeschini, Viviana Consonni, 2009
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Advanced Organic Chemistry: Part A: Structure and Mechanisms
Steric and Strain Effects on Substitution and lonization Rates Examples of effects of reactant structure on the rate of nucleophilic substitution reactions have appeared in the preceding sections of this chapter. The general trends of reactivity of ...
Francis A. Carey, Richard J. Sundberg, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STERIC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term steric is used in the context of the following news items.
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Boroles get a stability boost
Previous work by the team highlighted the potential of the 2,4,6-tris((trifluoromethyl)phenyl) (FMes) group, its steric bulk and electron-withdrawing F atoms ... «Royal Society of Chemistry, Jul 15»
2
Activity Atlas for complex SAR interpretation – new in Forge 10.4 …
Color coding: Red: more positive increases activity; Blue: more negative increases activity; Green: steric bulk in this position is favorable; Magenta: steric bulk in ... «Cambridge Network, Jul 15»
3
Molecular pump points way to non-equilibrium chemistry
The next portion of the chain contains an isopropylphenyl molecule (IPP), which acts as a kind of 'steric speed bump'. This leads on to an oligomethylene chain, ... «Royal Society of Chemistry, May 15»
4
'Parachuting' boron on benzene rings
The opposite side of the benzene ring, known as the para position is important for tuning the electronic and steric properties of various organic molecules, ... «Nanowerk, Apr 15»
5
Colloidal nanoparticles for heterogeneous catalysis
Investigations with ligand-covered nanoparticles have shown that electrostatic interactions rather than steric repulsion are the dominant forces in adsorption. «SPIE Newsroom, Feb 15»
6
Syrian warplanes attack civilians in Deir ez-Zor
Speaking to ARA News in Deir ez-Zor, civil rights activist Fayez Abdulaziz said that pro-Assad military forces targeted residential buildings in the town with steric ... «ARA News, Feb 15»
7
Salinity Has Bigger Sea Level Impact Than Thought
... simulating the processes driving observed long-term basin-scale steric changes. Further analysis demonstrates that the observed halosteric changes and their ... «reportingclimatescience.com, Nov 14»
8
Novel Treatment Options for T790M-Mutant Non-Small Cell Lung …
It was initially thought that similar to T315I, methionine substitution for threonine introduces a bulkier amino acid side chain, resulting in steric hindrance with ... «Targeted Oncology, Oct 14»
9
Scientists Find Clues To Missing Energy Mystery
The estimates are observed variations by satellite altimetry (blue), ocean mass contributions based on GRACE data (solid black) and steric sea level based on in ... «reportingclimatescience.com, Oct 14»
10
Melting ice shelves drive rapid Antarctic sea level rise
... we conclude that this sea-level rise is almost entirely related to steric adjustment," or chemical changes, "rather than changes in local ocean mass." Antarctic ... «Atlanta Journal Constitution, Sep 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Steric [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/steric>. May 2024 ».
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