stereoselectivity
noun
stereoselectivity is spelled S-T-E-R-E-O-S-E-L-E-C-T-I-V-I-T-Y: 17 letters. It appears about once in every 46 million words in written English, the 209,386th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, stereoselectivity means “The condition of being stereoselective or a measure of the extent to which a reaction is stereoselective” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of stereoselectivity is stereoselectivities.
How many letters and syllables are in stereoselectivity?
| Letters | 17: S-T-E-R-E-O-S-E-L-E-C-T-I-V-I-T-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 46 million words; the 209,386th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is stereoselectivity?
Stereoselectivity appears about once in every 46 million words in written English, the 209,386th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of stereoselectivity
- stereoselectivities plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does stereoselectivity mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The condition of being stereoselective or a measure of the extent to which a reaction is stereoselective
Aldrichimica Acta Volume 30 No 4 (pdf) from Sigma-Aldrich The stereoselectivity that occurs in these vinylcarbenoid cyclopropanations results in a strong preference for the formation of cis-divinylcyclopropanes.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does stereoselectivity come from?
From stereo- + selectivity.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).