Latintos stands for "language transformations in texts and open sources." The LATINTOS BLOG highlights different spellings and different meanings of words, phrases and abbreviations as well as their origin. Latintos compares words in different contexts and different languages including scientific and formal languages. Further, name construction is analyzed and applications of systematic names and nomenclature systems are monitored.
Thursday, April 9, 2009
steric, sterical and sterically
The words steric and sterical are both adjectives, having the same meaning: relating to the spatial arrangement of atoms and groups in a molecule or ligands in a chemical complex. The corresponding adverb is sterically. The derived adverb stericly is not often used. Common phrases are sterically hindered and sterically stabilized.
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