stereoisomer
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ster·e·o·i·so·mer (stĕr'ē-ō-ī'sə-mər, stîr'-) 
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One of a set of isomers whose molecules have the same atoms bonded to each other but differ in the way these atoms are arranged in space.
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(stĕr'ē-ō-ī'sə-mər, stēr'-)
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A molecule containing the same number and kind of atomic groupings as another but having a different spatial arrangement, thus exhibiting different properties.
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