Usually means: Hindrance caused by molecular size.
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  1. steric: Merriam-Webster
  2. steric: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. steric: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. steric: Collins English Dictionary
  5. steric: Wordnik
  6. steric: Wiktionary
  7. steric: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  8. steric: Infoplease Dictionary
  9. steric: Dictionary.com
  10. steric: The Phrontistery - A Dictionary of Obscure Words
  11. steric: TheFreeDictionary.com

Medicine (3 matching dictionaries)
  1. steric: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
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  3. steric: Medical dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (steric)

▸ adjective:  (chemistry) Relating to or involving the arrangement of atoms in space.
▸ adjective:  of the repulsion of atoms due to closeness or arrangement

Similar:
stereoelectronic, stereochemical, stereochemic, sterolic, stereoisomeric, stereostructural, stereogeometric, stereotomic, diastereochemical, stereociliar, more...

Opposite:
astatic, non-steric, non-conformational

Types:
steric hindrance, steric effect, steric strain, more...

Phrases:
steric hindrance, Steric effects, steric effect, steric strain, steric hindrances, more...

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Similar:
stereoelectronic, stereochemical, stereochemic, sterolic, stereoisomeric, stereostructural, stereogeometric, stereotomic, diastereochemical, stereociliar, more...

Opposite:
astatic, non-steric, non-conformational

Types:
steric hindrance, steric effect, steric strain, more...

Phrases:
steric hindrance, Steric effects, steric effect, steric strain, steric hindrances, more...



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