English
stereoconversion
From stereo- + conversion.
Formed from stereo- + conversion
Proto-Italic *komwertō ‘to turn back’
Latin convertō ‘to turn upside-down’
Latin conversiō ‘the act of turning round or revolving’
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Today it means
noun The conversion of a stereoisomer into its enantiomer.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “stereoconversion”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / stereoconversion