(organic chemistry) The prevention or retardation of chemical reaction because of neighboring groups on the same molecule; for example, ortho-substituted aromatic acids are more difficult to esterify than are the meta and para substitutions.
steric hindrance
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(′ster·ik ′hin·drəns)
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