幾何異性

Japanese

Kanji in this term

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せい
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kan’on on’yomi kan’on

Etymology

Compound of 幾何 (kika, geometry, geometric) + 異性 (isei, isomerism),[1] possibly as a calque of English geometric isomerism.

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) かいせー [kìká íꜜsèè] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • IPA(key): [kʲika̠ ise̞ː]

Noun

()()()(せい) • (kika isei) 

  1. (organic chemistry, dated, deprecated by IUPAC) geometric isomerism
    Synonym: シス-トランス異性 (shisu-toransu isei)

Usage notes

Superseded in modern usage by the term シス-トランス異性 (shisu-toransu isei, cis-trans isomerism).

Derived terms

References

  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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