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rotamer (iou) and pistil (oh)


rotamer (iou)



rotamer noun. M20.
[from ROTA(TIONAL + -MER.]
Chemistry. Any of a number of isomers of a molecule which can be interconverted by rotation of part of the molecule about a particular bond.

pistil (oh)



[Date: 1700-1800; Language: Latin; Origin: pistillum 'stick for crushing things in a bowl']
technical the female part of a flower that produces seeds