幾何異性体

Japanese

Kanji in this term
幾	何	異	性	体
き Grade: S	か Grade: 2	い Grade: 6	せい Grade: 5	たい Grade: 2
kan’on		on’yomi	kan’on	goon

Alternative spelling
幾何異性體 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of 幾何異性 (kika isei, “geometric isomerism”) +‎ 体 (tai, “form”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kʲika̠ ise̞ːta̠i]

Noun

幾(き)何(か)異(い)性(せい)体(たい) • (kika iseitai) 

1. (organic chemistry, dated, deprecated by IUPAC) geometric isomer: a molecule that exhibits geometric isomerism

   Synonym: シス-トランス異性体 (shisu-toransu iseitai)

Usage notes

Superseded in modern usage by the term シス-トランス異性体 (shisu-toransu iseitai, “cis-trans isomer”).