Definitions For Stereogenic

Adjective

(not comparable) (chemistry, physics) describing a grouping of atoms in a molecule consisting of a central atom and four distinguishable ligands such that the interchange of any two leads to a stereoisomer consisting of four non-coplanar atoms such that rotation about the central bond leads to a stereoisomer consisting of a double bond with substituents which give rise to cis-trans isomerism

Etymology

{{confix, en, stereo, genic}}

Is Stereogenic a Scrabble Word?

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14
Words with Friends
17

The word Stereogenic is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends

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