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Definition of "steric" []

  • Of or relating to the spatial arrangement of atoms in a molecule. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "steric" in a sentence
  • "These decisions are persistent over cloning using transcription factors and by modifying the way DNA is stored spatially (steric effects)."
  • "First, from 2004 to the present, steric contributions to sea level rise appear to have been negligible."
  • "Re short drop bars: sure, those of us who, due to steric hindrance, don't bend as far appreciate them, but that's not all they're for."