steric hindrance
English
Noun
steric hindrance (countable and uncountable, plural steric hindrances)
- (chemistry) Any of several effects, most common in organic chemistry, in which the structure or reactivity of a molecule is affected by the physical size and proximity of neighbouring parts of the molecule.
See also
This article is issued from
Wiktionary.
The text is licensed under Creative
Commons - Attribution - Sharealike.
Additional terms may apply for the media files.